Brazil: Rio de Janeiro beaches packed despite surge in COVID cases

Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Copacabana and Ipanema beaches were seen packed with people, with social distancing seemed to be largely ignored, despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Rio de Janeiro, Sunday. Beachgoers were seen swimming, basking in the sun, and playing beach sports. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Brazil has registered 7,733,746 cases of the coronavirus with 196,018 deaths with the disease. The State of Rio de Janeiro has registered 436,000 cases with 25,608 deaths. --- SOT, Jose de Alencar, Local (Portuguese): "There were people that had to go to work, that had to go out, and face a full bus. So for these people, it does not make a difference. For those who stayed [at home] it does make a difference, but for those who had to survive, it makes no difference at all. They are no longer worried about it [coronavirus], they have a hard time surviving, if they stay home they would starve. So it makes no difference. Now, for those who stayed at home, they can't stand to stay inside any longer. I can't stand staying home anymore. So we go out." SOT, Daniela Camila da Silva, Local (Portuguese): "This government is unable to implement anything, because it's a far-right government that doesn't care about people. He [President Jair Bolsonaro] is himself there swimming with people [in his holidays in Sao Paulo coast], he does not really care. This depends a lot on us, to lay low, and at least to use the mask to fight COVID." #Brazil #RiodeJaneiro #beaches #Copacabana #Ipanema #COVID19 #coronavirus #socialdistancing Video ID: 20210104-003 Video on Demand: https://ruptly.tv/videos/20210104-003 Contact: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly