A tourists pose for pictures in front of the famous Christ the Redeemer monument atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 17. U.S. President Barack Obama makes March 20-23 visit to Latin America with stops in Brazil, El Salvador and Chile. (CNS photo/Sergio Moraes, Reuters) (March 18, 2011) See WASHINGTON LETTER March 18, 2011.
