Food distribution in favelas - AFP

In a few weeks, Brazil has become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has surpassed 34,000 deaths and recorded a record 1,473 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to a latest report.

In the favelas, the Covid-19 epidemic claimed many victims. "All of Rio's cemeteries are full," says a funeral officer. The inhabitants also have to face the deficiencies of the State. “The situation was already rotten because of the policies. Now, with this pandemic, poverty is exploding, ”says a young man from Itamar Franco, a neighborhood in the City of God.

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