Homeless gather for a free cup of coffee and bread, distributed by Eli Ferreira, wearing hat, who started serving free breakfast to the hungry daily since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, in downtown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 30, 2020. Ferreira, who used to serve food twice a week before the outbreak, said he knows he is breaking the rules of social distancing but that "what counts now is the human side." (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
March 30, 2020
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Brazil's Carnival beat fades, making way for virus shelter
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A month ago, a massive Carnival party bursting with samba music and smiling faces raged inside Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome. Today, its floodlights are off and there's no hint of celebration as its grounds serve a humanitarian purpose: protecting the homeless from the new coronavirus.