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People stand next to offerings during a ceremony in honor of Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, which is part of New Year's celebrations to plea for relief from the coronavirus pandemic and asks for a better new year at Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeir

Brazilians flock to the coast during the height of tourist season while coronavirus cases surge

Last week, there were more than a thousand deaths three days in a row in Brazil. The death rate is expected to hit 200,000 this week, second only to the United States.

Renata Teodoro (left) visits her mother, Gorete, in southern Brazil. Teodoro, 26, and her mother were photographed on the front page of the New York Times in June 2013 as they embraced through a metal fence on the US-Mexico border.

For a young, undocumented immigrant, a new program lets her live in the US and even visit her deported family

Global Politics
Renata Teodoro (left) visits her mother, Gorete, in southern Brazil. Teodoro, 26, and her mother were photographed on the front page of the New York Times in June 2013 as they embraced through a metal fence on the US-Mexico border.

For a young, undocumented immigrant, a new program lets her live in the US and even visit her deported family

Global Politics