Update From Rio De Janiero
Weekend Walks with Social Distancing On weekends, I go for walks alone or with a friend. Regrettably, Leblon where I live, offers few options for secluded and social-distancing walks. Last October, to improve his chances of re-election, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro reopened all economic activities and as expected, Covid contamination rose again. Despite this, the mayor was defeated during the November elections. As a result, keeping social distancing when walking has become a bit of a challenge. The walk along the iconic Ipanema-Leblon beach is a time-honored social activity for Cariocas, as the local residents are known, but on sunny weekends it is mobbed. The stunning scenery is spoiled by a crowd of bikers (including the reviled electric bikes), rollers, joggers, peddlers, strollers with nannies and parents with unruly kids...