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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Oct 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Janaina Quinet) Seven months after the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil, samba returns to shake the streets of Rio de Janeiro, a city that has fully committed to the "new normal" despite the high rates of contagion.The "samba wheels" have resurfaced in recent days in the "Cidade Maravilhosa" after receiving the green light from the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, which last week took another step in its de-escalation process.FOOTAGE OF RIO DE JANEIRO.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF:YURI MELO SANTOS"In addition to recovering our economy, some of our Carioca traditions return, the culture. People can enjoy entertainment because they could not bear to be at home anymore."EDUARDO SILVA"I never put samba aside, even when I was at home, in isolation. I listened to it at home so as not to feel nostalgia for some parts of Rio de Janeiro that I visit (...) But when listening to it live, the wheel, the energy is different ",JULIANE CANARIO RODRIGUES"Samba is the hope that the pandemic took from us and the highlight of Brazilian culture. At that moment when we sing again, even slowly, we bring hope back that we will overcome the pandemic.""The carnival is a cultural entity, it is the bloom of samba."
Seoul, Sep 17 (EFE/EPA).- The South Korean authorities on Thursday continued with their disinfection operation in Seoul to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.South Korea has so far recorded more than 22,000 cases and 372 deaths from the novel coronavirus. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN AUTHORITIES DISINFECT THE STREETS IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Sana'a, May 21 (EFE/EPA).- Health workers on Thursday disinfected streets of the Yemeni capital Sana's as part of a wide-scale sanitation and disinfection campaign launched to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the war-torn country. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB). SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS SPRAY DISINFECTANT ON VEHICLES ON THE STREETS OF SANA'A, YEMEN.
Singapore, Apr 26, EFE/EPA, (Camera: How Hwee Young).- Singapore is keeping foreign workers in isolated buildings to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country is experiencing an increase in cases of coronavirus, especially among migrant workers living in residences.FOOTAGE OF THE MANDAI LODGE BUILDING IN AN ISOLATION AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SINGAPORE.
Rio de Janeiro, Apr 13 (EFE).- Appearing as the backdrop in the music videos of pop stars such as Michael Jackson and Alicia Keys, a favela in Rio de Janeiro is relying on a group of residents who, due to a lack of public services, clean and disinfect the famous neighborhood to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Located in the south of Rio, the Santa Marta (or Dona Marta) favela has joined the fight against SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil, a country in which 1,328 deaths and 23,430 confirmed cases have already been recorded.Some of its residents have organized themselves to disinfect the common areas of this neighborhood with a fifth-generation quaternary ammonium, an expensive product that has already been used in other countries for the same purpose and which they were able to afford thanks to donations. (Camera: ANTONIO LACERDA). SHOT LIST: RESIDENTS OF THE DONA MARTA FAVELA, THE LOCATION THAT SERVED AS THE SETTING FOR ONE OF THE VIDEOS MADE BY SINGER MICHAEL JACKSON, IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, WORK ON CLEANING UP THE COMMUNITY AREAS TO PREVENT THE LACK OF SANITARY CONDITIONS FACILITATE THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
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