500 Candles for 500 thousand

On Monday, June 21, 2021, the Respira Brasil movement held acts in several cities in the country in honor of the 500,000 lives lost to Covid-19. In each act, 500 candles were lit, each representing a thousand dead. The use of candles in place of the crosses seen in previous acts was intended to emphasize the interreligious character of the act, using a symbol accepted by various religions and even by non-religious people. The act was held in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Natal, Maceió, Campinas, Diadema, Vitoria, among other cities. The campaign uses #LutoPorMeioMilhão.