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Despite the increasing number of corona, residents of Rio de Janeiro raid the famous beaches of the city.
Brazil is one of the countries in the world most affected by the corona pandemic. The country recorded a new record for new infections last Wednesday with more than 70,000 cases and has now had more than seven million people sick since the pandemic began.
Despite the large number, residents of Rio de Janeiro raid the city’s famous beaches. Thousands of people flocked to Leblon Beach over the weekend, which was packed with colorful umbrellas and visitors. Most of the visitors to the beach did not wear a protective mask.
New Year’s Eve celebrations in hotels
Even Governor Claudio Castro and Mayor Marcelo Crivella do not want to back down from restrictive measures. Carnival at the Sambadrome was postponed and the official New Year’s Eve party on Copacabana beach was canceled, but kiosks and hotels continue to offer celebrations at the turn of the year.
Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro downplayed the virus from the start. Meanwhile, he described the rush to buy and distribute a coronavirus vaccine as unfounded. “The rush is not justified,” Bolsonaro said in a video that one of his sons, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, shared on social media. “It interferes with people’s lives.”
