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Sao Paulo, Brazil Jun 15 (EFE) .- Gravediggers of the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo are racing against the clock to dig more graves and carry out more burials, which have increased with the Coronavirus. (CAMERA: Wallace Carvalho)
São Paulo, Mar 6 (EFE), (Camera: Wallace Carvalho).- All non-essential shops and businesses in Sao Paulo, Brazil's richest and most populous state, closed down on Saturday for the next few weeks due to a serious spike in cases and deaths from Covid-19, which have pushed the healthcare system to the verge of collapsing.With 46 million inhabitants, the country's financial engine was the first state to impose more severe measures of lockdown and social isolation a year ago and, with Governor Joao Doria at its head, led the implementation of the first vaccine. But despite those efforts, the state remains the most affected in absolute terms.FOOTAGE OF CLOSED BUSINESSES IN SAO PAULO
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 6 (EFE-EPA) .- With 88 meters high and equipped with 54 air-conditioned cabins, the largest Ferris wheel in Latin America opened Friday in Rio de Janeiro, a new attraction for the most tourist city in Brazil.(CAMERA: Janaina Quinet)
Santiago de Chile, Sep 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Archive) It lit the alarms of the authorities around the world due to its high contagion capacity and in a few months it became the dominant variant in the world, however, the delta has remained until now as a minority phenomenon in a large part of Latin American countries.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS IN LATIN AMERICA
Sao Paulo, Jul 8 (EFE).- (Camera: Janaina Quinet, Alex Mirkhan, Antonio Lacerda) The Copa América in Brazil is nearing its end after almost a month in which it has gone almost unnoticed in the country of football, with worse audiences than the Eurocup, a negative impact on networks social and a local fans that only looked askance at what was happening in a tournament devoid of soul.FOOTAGE OF SAO PAULO AND FOOTBALL RELATED IMAGES.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS:.- Michelle Alcántara, 21 years old, self employed:"(I follow with more enthusiasm) the European Championship, without a shadow of a doubt, because there are people vaccinated, there are fans (in the stadium), in the end, it ends up creating a slightly cooler environment to watch, the event is more pleasant to see.".- Marcos Castelo de Oliveira, 47 years old, merchant:"No, no, in no way did I watch, there is no interest, it is no longer football and the intention today is about the finances so I avoided this issue." .- Antonio Marcos, 28, guard:"The Brazilian is passionate about soccer. I have followed soccer since I was a child, but the occasion does not allow Brazil to host this competition, due to the very high number of Covid cases."Paulo Batista Aquino, 28, truck driver:"There is no (time) at home because we had problems with Covid, in this case my wife, and there is no mood to watch the game.""Soccer for Brazilians is a time of fun and leisure, but amid the pandemic there is no way to stay idle and have fun."
Sao Paulo, May 27 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Antonio Lacerda) Brazil, one of the countries in the world most affected by the pandemic, recorded 2,245 deaths and 67,467 cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
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