A replica of New York's Statue of Liberty collapsed due to strong winds in southern Brazil on Monday afternoon, December 15, with dramatic video footage capturing the moment the towering structure came crashing down. The incident occurred in Guaiba, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, as cars and pedestrians passed near the monument. The replica stood in the parking lot of a Havan department store located in a commercial area of the city. Video from an eyewitness showed the 35-meter-tall monument gradu

A towering replica of the Statue of Liberty was knocked down by 90km/h (60mph) winds during a severe storm that swept across southern Brazil on December 15, 2025. #brazil #statueofliberty #winds #weather #scmp #scmpnews | South China Morning Post