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12-05-2009, 01:37 AM
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A giant bronze statue of Prince Charles as a winged hero "saving the world" is to become the centrepiece of a remote Amazonian town.
The Prince was presented with a model of the sculpture, which shows him with bulging muscles, pinned back ears and only a loin cloth to protect his modesty.
During his visit to Tocantins state in central Brazil the Prince was told the full size piece would be erected in a square named in his honour in the main town of Palmas.
Prince Charles
Charles retains a full head of hair in the statue
Charles arrived in Tocantins from Rio, where he showed his appreciation for Brazilian culture by doing the Samba with street dancers and playing football with children at a community centre.
Artist Mauricio Bentes moulded the statue of his 53-year-old subject using pictures downloaded from the internet.
Apart from the angel-like wings and muscular physique he also gave Prince Charles a full head of hair. At his feet are human bodies, one of whom is drinking a bottle of wine.
Piranha-infested
Accepting the scale model of Mr Bentes' work the Prince said he was "amazed" and "deeply touched".
Explaining its significance, Tacantins state governor Jose Wilson Sequeira Campos said: "It is Prince Charles saving the world".
Charles, dressed for the trip in a khaki safari shirt, is in the region for a visit to a global warming station.
The Cangacu research station consists of thatched wooden buildings perched on stilts in a swamp.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1857482.stm
A giant bronze statue of Prince Charles as a winged hero "saving the world" is to become the centrepiece of a remote Amazonian town.
The Prince was presented with a model of the sculpture, which shows him with bulging muscles, pinned back ears and only a loin cloth to protect his modesty.
During his visit to Tocantins state in central Brazil the Prince was told the full size piece would be erected in a square named in his honour in the main town of Palmas.
Prince Charles
Charles retains a full head of hair in the statue
Charles arrived in Tocantins from Rio, where he showed his appreciation for Brazilian culture by doing the Samba with street dancers and playing football with children at a community centre.
Artist Mauricio Bentes moulded the statue of his 53-year-old subject using pictures downloaded from the internet.
Apart from the angel-like wings and muscular physique he also gave Prince Charles a full head of hair. At his feet are human bodies, one of whom is drinking a bottle of wine.
Piranha-infested
Accepting the scale model of Mr Bentes' work the Prince said he was "amazed" and "deeply touched".
Explaining its significance, Tacantins state governor Jose Wilson Sequeira Campos said: "It is Prince Charles saving the world".
Charles, dressed for the trip in a khaki safari shirt, is in the region for a visit to a global warming station.
The Cangacu research station consists of thatched wooden buildings perched on stilts in a swamp.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1857482.stm