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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.
Rio de Janeiro, Jul 1 (EFE).- The Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro was illuminated again Wednesday in tribute to victims of the novel coronavirus, which in Brazil has caused over 60,000 deaths and is approaching 1.5 million cases.The tribute included a religious event in the Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer, headed by the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani Joao Tempesta. But the strong winds and rain meant the celebration, in which a message from Pope Francis was read out, was transferred to a nearby church.(Camera: JANAÍNA QUINET).FOOTAGE SHOW THE VIEWS OF THE CHRIST THE REDEEMER WITH A PROJECTION IN TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF COVID-19 IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 22 (EFE) .- Brazil registered 318 deaths from Covid-19 Sunday and reached a total of 574,527 deaths, but this week has been the least lethal since the beginning of the year 2021, according to official sources.(Camera: JANAINA QUINET / ANTONIO LACERDA)SHOT LIST: PACKED BEACHES IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 15 (EFE), (CAMERA: Janaína Quinet / Antonio Lacerda) .- Rio de Janeiro will temporarily suspend their immunization campaign starting Wednesday due to lack of vaccines, the mayor Eduardo Paes, announced Monday.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Carlos Moreno) A symbolic act to praise the carnival tradition of Rio de Janeiro and pay tribute to the victims of Covid-19 replaced on Friday the traditional delivery of keys to the King Momo, with which the Carnival was normally officially started, as the biggest event in Brazil was cancelled.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT. SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF:Composer Tiaozinho da Mocidade, member of the Board of Directors of the Samba Museum and old glory of the Mocidade Independiente samba school. "Carnival is a celebration of joy and happiness, but it is also a producer of employment for many families in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro." "We, in addition to having fun, because it seems like it's just a party, but no, also generate a lot of employment. Many people depend on carnival for their day to day, to live, to eat. It really is a job. Besides being something joyful, joy also generates wealth for the country and for people."Cultural producer Geisa Ketti, daughter of the late composer Zé Ketti: "Our voice practically does not resonate. It resonates but to dance and generate happiness. But our sadness, our pain, our needs, our demands are not heard and are not appropriate to public policies for culture.""As for the pandemic, we are suffering a lot because our government was denialist until now. We could have had a carnival if we had assumed the responsibility of vaccinating, of buying vaccines from China. They only started now, unfortunately, everything was delayed. Even our joy."
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 11 (EFE), (CAMERA: Janaína Quinet / Antonio Lacerda) .- Rio de Janeiro is empty and dying; there are no tourists, the hotels operate at mid-march and the color of the carnival hides under the gray asphalt of the streets.