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Rio de Janeiro, Feb 12 (EFE).- Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome will remain quiet and deserted between Friday and Ash Wednesday due to the cancellation of the world's most famous carnival parade amid the Covid-19 pandemic but will light up at night in tribute to the victims of the coronavirus.The light show, simulating a carnival parade and highlighting the different colors of the samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, was ignited on Friday by the city's mayor, Eduardo Paes, to pay homage to the victims of the pandemic. (Camera: ANTONIO LACERDA).SHOT LIST: THE LIGHT SHOW TO PAY HOMAGE TO CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS AT SAMBADROME MARQUÊS DE SAPUCAÍ IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Boston, Jan 19 (EFE / EPA) .- Boston City Hall was illuminated Tuesday with amber lights to honor the more than 400,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the United States.(Camera: CJ GUNTHER) SHOT LIST: THE BOSTON CITY HALL ILLUMINATED IN HONOR OF THOSE KILLED BY COVID-19 IN THE US.
New York, Jan 19 (EFE / EPA) .-The United States' president-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to take the reins of a country overwhelmed by a convergence of crises derived from the Covid-19 pandemic and political divisions, which he aims to tackle beginning with a call for unity. Hours before becoming the US' 46th president, Biden left his home state of Delaware, where he launched his political career, and traveled to Washington to meet with what will be the country's first female vice president, Kamala Harris.The two participated together in their first event in Washington before the inauguration on Wednesday: a tribute to the victims of the epidemic in the US, where a few hours earlier the grim record of 400,000 deaths due to Covid-19 had been reached. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY)SHOT LIST: A LIT UP EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 THE US.
Empty seats are lined up on a square in the Colombian capital Bogota to pay tribute to health workers killed by Covid-19. IMAGES
Brasilia, June 15 (EFE).- A group of artists performed on Monday at the Cathedral of Brasilia, to bring awareness to the lack of empathy and love in Brazil during the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The silent vigil, titled "Who left is someone's love," was designed to "spread love, affection, and empathy" to those affected by the nearly 45,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the country.(Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN)FOOTAGE SHOWS ARTISTS IN BRASILIA HONORING COVID-19 VICTIMS.SOUNDBITES: ALAOR ROSA, ACTOR, PRODUCER AND MANAGER OF CULTURE (IN PORTUGUESE)(00:00:06-00:00:17) "I came for the victims of COVID-19 and to let the families know we are sorry. Every death is a failure, every person that goes is the love of someone who remains."(00:00:27-00:00:46) "The is a lack of humanity, love, understanding and empathy. That-s everyting Brazil is not understanding at this time. So we are here, we are a collective of artists, and we're trying to point out the general lack of love."
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
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