Civilopedia: Aleijadinho is the sculptor of the statues around the Matrix Church of Congonhas do Campo, in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. They were sculpted in soap stone in the XVIII century, when this area had turned into the centre of the colony (due to the Gold Rush). The statues in real size were made in Barroco style and represented the 12 prophets and a passage of the Christian Bible: it's an amazing view to tourists. One fact that makes this sculpture one of the most important of the entire world: this dozen of real size statues were sculpted by a man that DID NOT have hands. Yes, it's really astonishing…