110ft Statue of Liberty replica comes crashing down as huge winds hit Brazilian city

This is the dramatic moment an 110ft replica of the Statue of Liberty came crashing down in Brazil after being struck by powerful winds.

Footage shows how the statue started leaning to one side as a storm tore through the city of Guaiba on Monday before it toppled into a car park and smashed into pieces.

Cars can be seen driving away from the statue as it began falling, but no injuries were reported, according to local authorities

The incident took place at around 3pm yesterday at the height of the storm that ripped through the entire state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.

The statue - which was installed in the car park of a retail megastore - measured around 110 ft, but store officials said that only the upper section of the statue, which measured around 78ft, was damaged.

The car park was immediately cordoned off to protect customers and staff following the incident.

The megastore's operator confirmed that the replica had been in place since the store opened in 2020 and that it had the required certification.

Good omen..................

I checked out the place on a Google Map. Goes by the slogan

Tudo num só lugar

"Everything in one place"

Wikipedia even has an article about the company.

Founded in 1986 by Luciano Hang and Vanderlei de Limas, the company is known for its stores with facades similar to Neo-Greek architecture and for the replicas of the Statue of Liberty installed in front of most of its branches.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havan

The Portuguese page explains the name, how it was woven together:

"Founded as a small wholesale fabric store on June 26, 1986, in Brusque, the name Havan is the combination of the initial syllables of the names of the two founding partners of the company: Luciano Hang and Vanderlei de Limas."

The odd part is that I came upon the page by way of Wiktionary, where it's linked (spelled with lower case) next to this entry, as if it relates:

havan (plural havans)
A ritual, rooted in the Vedic religion, in which offerings of food etc. are burnt in order to bring good luck on a special occasion.

The definition of "food" notwithstanding, that could explain the location of the Micky D's, and "Stok" --

"Everything in one place"

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See, it's that Tapestry again:

♪ When you feel like nothing is connecting, and you're searching for an answer you can't find.

Just remember that each strand is intersecting, to reveal what the Creator has designed. ♪

Founded as a small wholesale fabric store..

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