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30 images Created 19 Apr 2021

Pandemic

The photographs below are part of stories portrayed during a year of coverage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the outskirts and in downtown São Paulo. Those two regions are diametrically opposite but equally forgotten by public policies. During the pandemic, the vulnerable population suffered the most from the lack of jobs, food, access to hospitals, conditions for social isolation, and hygiene.
In one year, more than 70% of the population living in the favelas lost their incomes and basically survived from food and hygiene products donations. The economic and social impact on the outskirts of the largest city in Latin America was reflected in the increase of the homeless population. More than 28,000 people are living on the streets of downtown São Paulo in extreme poverty.
At the peak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Brazil, the reflection of decades without public policies in the peripheries took the city of São Paulo directly to the epicenter of the pandemic in the world, causing a collapse in the public health and funeral systems. Reportage for Getty Images.
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  • Daniel Alves da Rocha, 18 years old, upright bass student of the Baccarelli Institute rehearses in front of his house in Heliopolis amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) on June 30, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Instituto Baccarelli is a non-profit organization that teaches music to more than 1200 underprivileged and socially vulnerable children and young people in Heliopolis, one of the biggest favelas in Sao Paulo of over 200,000 inhabitants. The Institute is responsible for creating the first orchestra in the world that emerged in a favela, the Heliopolis Symphonic Orchestra. With the social and economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in these poor communities, Instituto Baccarelli decided to raise funds and the donations are used for food, cleaning and hygiene products. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • A general view of a nearly empty Alvares Penteado street in Sao Paulo city center during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on April 4, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to the Ministry of health, as of today, Brazil has 10.278 confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and at least 431 recorded deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Maria Paulina Avelino, also know as Vó Tutu, 72 anos, faz e distribui gratuitmente cerca de 1200 pães todas as manhas atendendo 70 familias diariamente. os ingredientes vêm de doação. Ela trabalha todos os dias 8 horas  para fazer a fornada para o dia seguinte. As familias fazem um cadtastro prévio para poderem receber o pão. Ela conta com a ajuda dos seus filhos para a distribuição dos pães.
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  • Kethlin Bernardes, 22, jazz and ballet teacher warms up before the free online classes she gives to residents of Brasilandia at FB Dance Academy amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 22, 2020 in Brasilandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brasilandia is the neighborhood of Sao Paulo with the highest number of confirmed deaths by coronavirus (COVID-19), with at least 185. Brasilandia is a very popular area and has a large amount of local commerce, churches and street markets, which remain open during the pandemic, even with a government decree that states that only essential services should operate. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 399,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 25,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • A homeless person sleeps in the sidewalk in downtown on August 28, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to an official survey by the Municipality of Sao Paulo, homelessness increased 53% in the capital city over the last five years, reaching a total of more than 25,000 homeless people. Due to the pandemic, unemployment is rising and the number of people living on the streets has increased considerably. The situation worsens during winter with intense cold at night as two deaths have already been recorded. Many of these homeless people prefer staying on the streets rather than going to shelters for fear of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19), and survive only with the help of NGOs and social projects that donate blankets, clothing and food. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • 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)
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  • A delivery man wearing a mask pop a wheelie in front of the riot police squad during a protest amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 7, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The group of people gathered to protest against racism, in favor of democracy and against President Jair Bolsonaro government. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • People wearing face masks walk the busy shopping streets of the Bras region on December 19, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expectation of the Commercial Association of Sao Paulo (ACSP) is an increase of 10 to 15% of sales compared to the month of November. According to the state of Sao Paulo, the risk of COVID-19 transmission is greater in December than in July during the first peak of the pandemic. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Ballet Paraisópolis students wearing face masks rehearse amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on August 13, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Ballet Paraisópolis is a project that teaches dance to children and young people in the Paraisópolis community in order to encourage them to seek better life opportunities. Founded in 2012 by ballerina, teacher and choreographer, Monica Tarragó, Ballet Paraisópolis has a total of 200 students and another 2,000 on the waiting list. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Patricia Aparecida dos Santos, 34 and unemployed, poses for a photo with her son at their home in Brasilandia on April 27, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Patricia lives with her husband and five more relatives in an one-room house built above an open sewer. The family has no food at home and lives on donations from neighbours. Brazil undergoes an economic crisis worsen by effects of the pandemic, which has already taken near 400,000 victims. Roughly 55% of the population are facing food insecurity, according a survey carried by Brazilian Research Network on Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security. In the largest economy of the region and a global top food producer, every day more citizens become unemployed and are pushed to poverty. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Rodrigo Olegario faz cadastro de moradores na fila para receberem cesta basicas.<br />
Rodrigo Olegario registers residents in the queue to receive food packages amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 17, 2020 in Brasilandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Rodrigo Olegario, 42, Director of the 'Casa de Cultura da Brasilandia' and community leader, distributes around 150 food packs on Sundays at his home. Donations are made by anonymous friends from outside the Brasilandia neighborhood. A food package with 20 kg of provisions is enough to feed a family of eight people for 15 days. Brasilandia is the neighborhood of Sao Paulo with the highest number of confirmed deaths by coronavirus (COVID-19), with at least 185. Brasilandia is a very popular area and has a large amount of local commerce, churches and street markets, which remain open during the pandemic, even with a government decree that states that only essential services should operate. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 399,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 25,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Cristiane Agda da Silva, unemployed, 40, poses for a photo in Brasilandia on March 30, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Cristiane is the mother of seven children, and none of them work. They all live together in a one-room house. Currently, the stock of food in her home is enough to feed the family for five days. She hopes to receive some donation of food from a local market vendor. 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)
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  • Delivery app workers raise their motorcycle helmets as they take part in a protest to demand better working conditions on July 1, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The demonstration takes place in several states in Brazil, and it is an attempt to draw attention to the lack of formal employment between applications and couriers. During the stoppage, delivery workers asked users of delivery services not to place any orders today in support of the movement. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • A homeless man walks in front of a shuttered shop with a 'For Lease' sign in downtown amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 29, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Many businesses in the city of Sao Paulo went bankrupt and some commercial spaces are either for sale or for lease during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Boys wearing face masks fly kites amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 16, 2020 in Brasilandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brasilandia is the neighborhood of Sao Paulo with the highest number of confirmed deaths by coronavirus (COVID-19), with at least 185. Brasilandia is a very popular area and has a large amount of local commerce, churches and street markets, which remain open during the pandemic, even with a government decree that states that only essential services should operate. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 399,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 25,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • A homeless person poses for a photo in front of a tent in downtown on August 29, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to an official survey by the Municipality of Sao Paulo, homelessness increased 53% in the capital city over the last five years, reaching a total of more than 25,000 homeless people. Due to the pandemic, unemployment is rising and the number of people living on the streets has increased considerably. The situation worsens during winter with intense cold at night as two deaths have already been recorded. Many of these homeless people prefer staying on the streets rather than going to shelters for fear of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19), and survive only with the help of NGOs and social projects that donate blankets, clothing and food. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protest during a motorcade and demonstration in favor of the government amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Avenida Paulista on March 14, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil has over 11.400,000 confirmed positive cases of Coronavirus and has over 277,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Antonio Roberto de Souza Jorge, eats donated food in front of a closed store in downtown on August 28, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Antonio has been homeless for 20 years. According to an official survey by the Municipality of Sao Paulo, homelessness increased 53% in the capital city over the last five years, reaching a total of more than 25,000 homeless people. Due to the pandemic, unemployment is rising and the number of people living on the streets has increased considerably. The situation worsens during winter with intense cold at night as two deaths have already been recorded. Many of these homeless people prefer staying on the streets rather than going to shelters for fear of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19), and survive only with the help of NGOs and social projects that donate blankets, clothing and food. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Francisca Damiana Soares de Barros, 50, unemployed and Elenilson Lopes de Sousa, 46, general assistant pose for a photo at their home in Paraisopolis favela on March 31, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The couple lives in a 15m square wooden shack with no bathroom, windows or kitchen. They have been unemployed for a year, and didn't receive the government's emergency aid and depend on donations from neighbors and NGOs to survive. 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. As reported by Elizandra Cerqueira, a community leader and coordinator of the fight against hunger in the G10, the number of donated meals in the Paraisopolis Favela, which at the beginning of the pandemic reached 10,000 units per day, have dropped to 700 since January this year. 'G10 Favelas' is a group formed by the ten richest communities (Favelas) in the country comprised of social impact leaders and entrepreneurs in favor of economic development and the protagonism of communities. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Pastor Wagner Tufolo, 36, performs a service at his church's amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 31, 2020 in Brasilandia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brasilandia is the neighborhood of Sao Paulo with the highest number of confirmed deaths by coronavirus (COVID-19), with at least 185. Brasilandia is a very popular area and has a large amount of local commerce, churches and street markets, which remain open during the pandemic, even with a government decree that states that only essential services should operate. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 530,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 30,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)Etc…
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  • Ricardo Vieira, 41 years old surgeon attends a resident of Paraisopolis, Felipe dos Santos, 23 years old unemployed on April 7, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 'G10 Favelas' is a group formed by the ten richest communities (Favelas) in the country comprised of social impact leaders and entrepreneurs in favor of economic development and the protagonism of communities. Paraisopolis is the second largest favela in the city of Sao Paulo housing more than 100 thousand people. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Medical staff members transport a patient on a stretcher at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, 2021 in Santo Andre, Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo has reached over 80% occupancy in intensive care units and has declared a red alert as the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated in Brazil in recent weeks. State Health Minister Jean Gorinchteyn announced that they are already recruiting health professionals for reinforcement and working in 140 extra ICUs to prevent the collapse of the health system. 38 patients with COVID-19 have already died on the waiting list for ICU's beds in the state in the first ten days of March. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Medical staff members transport a patient on a stretcher at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, 2021 in Santo Andre, Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo has reached over 80% occupancy in intensive care units and has declared a red alert as the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated in Brazil in recent weeks. State Health Minister Jean Gorinchteyn announced that they are already recruiting health professionals for reinforcement and working in 140 extra ICUs to prevent the collapse of the health system. 38 patients with COVID-19 have already died on the waiting list for ICU's beds in the state in the first ten days of March. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Medical staff members transport a patient on a stretcher at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, 2021 in Santo Andre, Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo has reached over 80% occupancy in intensive care units and has declared a red alert as the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated in Brazil in recent weeks. State Health Minister Jean Gorinchteyn announced that they are already recruiting health professionals for reinforcement and working in 140 extra ICUs to prevent the collapse of the health system. 38 patients with COVID-19 have already died on the waiting list for ICU's beds in the state in the first ten days of March. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Medical staff members transport a patient on a stretcher at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, 2021 in Santo Andre, Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo has reached over 80% occupancy in intensive care units and has declared a red alert as the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated in Brazil in recent weeks. State Health Minister Jean Gorinchteyn announced that they are already recruiting health professionals for reinforcement and working in 140 extra ICUs to prevent the collapse of the health system. 38 patients with COVID-19 have already died on the waiting list for ICU's beds in the state in the first ten days of March. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • An aerial view of open graves amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Vila Formosa Cemetery on May 18, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Vila Formosa Cemetery is the largest in Latin America and compared to data from a year ago, the cemetery had an increase of 50% in number of burials. Because of the pandemic, over 15,000 new graves were opened and out of the 62 burials that took place on May 18, 2020, 32 were confirmed to be coronavirus (COVID-19) victims. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 260,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 17,000 deaths. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Relatives mourn as cemetery workers bury a victim of coronavirus (COVID-19) at Vila Formosa Cemetery on March 12, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Vila Formosa, the biggest graveyard in Latin America, has seen its activity grow in the last weeks due to the surge of deaths related to coronavirus. Burials and cremations in the capital of Sao Paulo grew 11% in the first week of March compared to February. The increase means that there is already a lack of raw material for the manufacture of coffins and recently, hearse jams and queues have been recorded at the cemetery. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Production line of CoronaVac, Sinovac Biontech's vaccine against COVID-19 at Butantan biomedical production center on April 23, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. While Butantan Institute works on developing its own vaccines, continues to produce the Chinese CoronoVac developed in partnership with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biontech. Brazil already announced that due to lack of vaccines, will finish inoculating high risks groups by September and not by May as it had been announced. The Butantan Institute requested authorization to the Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to start clinical tests with Butanvac, a new vaccine against COVID-19 100% developed in Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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  • Production line of CoronaVac, Sinovac Biontech's vaccine against COVID-19 at Butantan biomedical production center on April 23, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. While Butantan Institute works on developing its own vaccines, continues to produce the Chinese CoronoVac developed in partnership with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biontech. Brazil already announced that due to lack of vaccines, will finish inoculating high risks groups by September and not by May as it had been announced. The Butantan Institute requested authorization to the Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) to start clinical tests with Butanvac, a new vaccine against COVID-19 100% developed in Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
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