Rio has once again filled the beaches this Sunday; heat reaches 38 ° C in the city | Rio de Janeiro

According to the decree of the city council, in the current phase 5 of relief of social isolation, it is allowed in the sand strip:

• Circulation of street vendors (between 7 am and 6 pm)
• Physical activities, but with mandatory use of masks

In addition to bathers staying on the sand strip, the following are prohibited:

• Sale of alcoholic beverages
• Altinha
• Rental of chairs and tents

The use of a mask is still mandatory. Those who travel on public roads without the accessory can be fined R $ 107.

The restrictions, however, have not been respected by locals and tourists. This Saturday (12), the beaches were already overcrowded, with bathers occupying the strip of sand with chairs and tents.

Until this Saturday, the state of Rio de Janeiro has already counted about 17,000 deaths from Covid-19. In the capital alone, there were more than 10,000 deaths from the disease.

To try to deter overcrowding of the beaches, the state government issued a decree on Friday (11) that prohibits parking for non-residents of the immediate vicinity on the edge of the city.

The municipality’s Public Order Secretariat carried out an operation with 20 trailers to avoid irregular parking. On Saturday alone, 86 vehicles were towed.

Cold front brings rain on Tuesday

According to Rio Alert, the weather should remain stable, with clear skies and high temperatures, until this Monday (14). On Tuesday (15), however, the passage of a cold front on the high seas will bring humidity to the city, leaving the sky cloudy. There is a forecast of isolated light rain at any time and temperatures will drop.

The weather will be stable again from Wednesday (16), when the sky will remain cloudy, but with no rain forecast and with temperatures rising again.