No, that's not Brazil, we're still in Tacloban. It's one of the 'stations' of the Station of the Cross at Tacloban's Calvary Hill. The Ascension stands on top of the hill and it doesn't look as imposing in real life, it's just the effect of the sky in the background. But the statue does look over Tacloban, although even from downtown, the statue cannot be seen because of the coconut trees and buildings. Also it's not that tall, maybe about 8ft.
The original Calvary Hill (or Golgotha) was the one in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. In our Waray language, 'kalbaryo' (from the word Calvary), means suffering or sacrifice which can be voluntary or imposed. Like, "the movie was kalbaryo!" or "dinner was kalbaryo!" which is an exaggeration of course :-)
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