| " The same pitch had been popping up all over the city since late January—flashing across an electronic screen every time city-dwellers swiped their transit cards on city buses and echoing on TV infomercials that featured a reality-show celebrity posing next to the city's trademark Christ the Redeemer statue | reports the campaign was so pervasive that: One morning in June, Rio de Janeiro residents awoke to a beeping text message on their cell phones: "Press 4916 and vote for Christ |
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| India [ ] A campaign to publicize the in India gathered speed and it reached a climax in July 2007 with news channels, radio stations, and many celebrities asking people to vote for the Taj Mahal | [ ] However, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO , in a press release on June 20, 2007, reaffirmed that it has no link with the initiative |
Chile [ ] The Chilean representative for 's , Alberto Hortus, said Weber gave him a letter saying that the Moais had finished eighth and were morally one of the New 7 Wonders.
22| The poll was considered unscientific partly because it was possible for people to cast multiple votes | External links [ ] Wikinews has related news: |
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| The seven winners were chosen from 21 candidates, which had been whittled down from 77 choices by a panel in 2006 | Hortus said he was the only participant to receive such an apology |
World of New 7 Wonders.
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