In Brazil, commitments to stay home
Terrence McCoy and Heloísa Traiano, The Washington Post
Dec. 31, 2020
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Edgar Silva works 12 hours a day - for less than $1 a stop - delivering items to people in São Paulo who have isolated themselves long term.photo courtesy of Edgar Silva.
On the 265th day of her isolation, Barbie Furtado woke with a migraine. Outside, millions of people were getting on with the business of their days, and inside, always inside, she needed to get on with hers. She picked up her phone. The weekly coronavirus report had just been published.
"Oh, look at that," she said, scanning the numbers. "Not as bad as I thought."