Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

All of Rio de Janeiro is symbolically embraced in the outstretched arms of 'Cristo Redentor', the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain.

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A Japanese Fertility Festival

Lonely Planet author and fearless festival hunter Ray Bartlett travels deep into the heart of suburban Japan for a peek at some of the world's largest... penises, uncovering one of the country's oldest and most venerable fertility festivals. Hounen Matsuri, in Komaki, Japan, holds this yearly celebration to ensure bountiful harvests and plenty of offspring in the coming years. Get ready to giggle, gawk, or admire as the penis procession unfolds. Or ask the gods to grant your wish by writing on a phallic prayer board.