Maria Aparecida Garcia da Silva, 46, self-employed worker poses for a photo at her home in Brasilandia on March 30, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Maria works washing clothes in the neighborhood. She lives with her children and grandchildren in a one-room house. None of the children work, and in her refrigerator has three bottles of water and a jar of salt. The family has no food at home and lives on donations from neighbors. Brazil undergoes an economic crisis worsen by effects of the pandemic, which has already taken over 315,000 fatal victims. In 2021, 45.6 million people will benefit from the government's emergency aid, 22.6 million less than last year. The amount has fallen to much less than the cost of basic food, hygiene and cleaning items that families need. According to a survey conducted by the "Instituto Data Favela", 70% of favela residents do not have money for food and are currently surviving on less than half the income they obtained before the pandemic. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
