Running away
At the end of June, Rio de Janeiro was reeling under Covid-19’s deadly onslaught. I left my home confinement there to fly to seemingly virus-liberated France. Now I am back in Rio. The city is harnessing its bondless creativity to live with the lingering virus. Minimizing the risks is a steep learning curve because contrary to Europe, Covid-19 was not contained. Brazil is still battling a persistent first wave which seems to show signs of slowly ebbing (see graph below). Except for Cariocas wearing face masks in the streets, life looks very much back to normal. The locals convey the impression that the worse is behind them. After a week in my home in Leblon, I feel like I ran away from the pandemics. ...