A poignant glance into the future...
A powerful storm system lashed southern Brazil on Monday, December 15, destroying the 24-meter-long (79-foot) replica of the Statue of Liberty outside a Havan megastore in Guaiba, Rio Grande do Sul state. On-the-scene footage shows the dramatic fall of the huge structure into an empty parking area.
Brazil's civil defence agency, Defesa Civil, estimated that gusts of wind surpassed 90 km/h in the area. Several videos of it immediately went viral on all social media platforms, showing the slow tilt and fall of the statue.