Rio de Janeiro Journal: Nearly in Ruins: The Church Where Sages Dreamed of a Modern Brazil The Positivist Church of Brazil, established by freethinkers from the Religion of Humanity, is another example of Rio’s letting its history and grandeur fall into disrepair. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Eduardo García’s Path: Migrant Worker, Convict, Deportee, Star ChefU.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval BaseThousands Left Tunisia to Join ISIS. Now the Worry Is Their Return.A Ruined Farmer and a Love Letter: Remnants From Fighting in Western MosulThe Bucolic Life of a Cambodian Grandmother Accused of Mass KillingsTargeted by ISIS, Egyptian Christians Flee Violence