CORONAVIRUS BRAZIL (ADDS VIDEO)
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Pandemic orphans, the forgotten victims of Covid-19 in Brazil
By Carlos Meneses Sánchez Jundiaí, Brazil, May 25 (EFE).- “I lost my dad, my mom and my grandpa in the…
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Sao Paulo eases restrictions despite pandemic surge in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil, Apr 18 (EFE).- Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state and the one hardest hit by the Covid-19…
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Non-essential businesses in Sao Paulo state close amid infection spike
São Paulo, Brazil, Mar 6 (efe-epa).- All non-essential shops and businesses in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s richest and most populous state,…
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Brazil sets new daily record of 1,600-plus Covid-19 deaths
Rio de Janeiro, Mar 2 (efe-epa).- Brazil set a new daily record of 1,641 Covid-19 deaths within the past 24…
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Rio de Janeiro’s empty Sambadrome lights up in tribute to Covid victims
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 12 (efe-epa).- Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome will remain quiet and deserted between Friday and Ash…
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Brazil racing to vaccinate indigenous people in Amazonia
By Raphael Alves and Carlos Meneses Autazes, Brazil, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Brazil’s effort to get the Covid-19 vaccine to indigenous…
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Coroner makes house calls in Brazilian city slammed by Covid-19
By Maria Angelica Troncoso Manaus, Brazil, Jan 16 (efe-epa).- More than 1,000 people have been buried over the last seven…
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Coronavirus exacts heavy toll on Brazilian medical personnel
By Carlos Meneses Sanchez Sao Paulo, Aug 21 (efe-epa).- The stress of six months of fighting Covid-19 has taken an…
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Rio re-opens Christ the Redeemer as pandemic rages in Brazil
By Janaína Quinet and Nayara Batschke Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (efe-epa).- The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was one…
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