Rio de Janeiro’s beaches, mountaintops and historic streets were among the scenes of the wedding celebration of Conor Kennedy and Brazilian pop star Giulia Bourguignon Marinho earlier this month — with plenty of images circulating across social media in recent days. Conor Kennedy is a son of Robert F.Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health & Human Services in the Trump administration. The three-day wedding celebration, which kicked off Oct.
8, included a blessing at the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, a ceremony at the downtown church Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé and a reception at a historic mansion in Jardim Botânico, according to reports.The couple officially married in a private civil ceremony in Los Angeles in March, Vogue reported.FANS SWARM JFK JR.SITES IN MAJOR CITY AS HIT SERIES ‘LOVE STORY’ TRIGGERS TOURISM FRENZY"We wanted to celebrate not just the wedding, but also Rio de Janeiro, the city we love," Marinho, who is professionally known as Giulia Be, told the outlet. "Being there, overlooking Rio, with our family was one of those moments I’ll never forget."Conor Kennedy and Giulia Be held their religious wedding ceremony at Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé in downtown Rio, one of the most important historical buildings in the city.
(Flavio Veloso/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images)Earlier this year, Marinho told Brazilian outlet Globo she saw it as "the only chance to bring all of [Kennedy's] friends and all of his family to Brazil," and she "wanted to show them a good time."She recalled that she told her then-fiancé, "'My love, I love you, but I’m not getting married in Massachusetts.'"CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESThe church where the couple's ceremony was held, commonly called the Antiga Sé, sits in Rio’s historic center. It dates back to 1808, when, after the Portuguese royal court arrived in Brazil, it served as their royal chapel and cathedral.The newlyweds received a blessing at Christ...