Parquet does Tribos is a neighborhood on the outskirts of Manaus deep in the Amazon. It's made up of around 35 ethnic groups of indigenous Brazilians. In May, the local chief died and pretty soon, most of the people had COVID symptoms. Those who made it back from hospital had horror stories.
Five years ago, a vast wave of migrants and refugees began to spill into the country. We examine their fates amid a tangle of bureaucracy. Even for the uninfected, the coronavirus has caused widespread “collective trauma”; we ask about its effects and how to heal from it. And Palestinians sneak to the beach as security forces look the other way.
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