Brazilian Lego tower breaks world record

A tower made entirely from Lego bricks in Brazil has set a new world record.

The 102ft (31m)-high monolith was constructed from 500,000 bricks and broke the previous record, which was set in Chile last year, by ten inches.

Thousands of volunteers, most of whom were children, spent four days assembling pieces of the tower at a shopping centre in São Paulo. They were assisted by staff flown in from Lego's headquarters in Denmark.

The structure was completed using a crane and held in place with several cables to stop it from collapsing. World Cup-winning Brazilian footballer Cafu was on hand to place the last bricks on top of the tower on Saturday.

Celebrity fans of Lego include David Beckham and Top Gear host James May, who built a house from the plastic bricks in 2009 for his TV show James May's Toy Stories.

Watch footage of Brazil's record-breaking Lego tower being constructed below:



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