From Zenit:
A monument of Saint Michael the Archangel has begun to be built in the city of São Miguel Arcanjo, Brazil, whose image — 75 meters high including the base – will be the largest in the world, and completed in 2026. São Miguel Arcanjo is a municipality in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, whose historical roots began in the 19th century. In 1841 Lieutenant Urias Emídio Nogueira de Barros, a miner of Baependi and resident in Casa Branca, acquired land in the area and started to colonize the region. The population grew with the spread of the cultivation of coffee. Tourism developed in the second half of the 20th century given its closeness to the Paulist capital and the conservation of its exuberant nature, with ecological parks, trails, and waterfalls. [The Christ Redeemer statue is 38 meters plus eight-meter pedestal.]