On March 21st, community leaders from Paraisópolis made a call to recruit volunteers, who became “street presidents” or “brigadistas” (gathered in the photo above). The call is published on the community's Facebook page Since then, the community has created shelters, purchased ambulances and held protests denouncing the lack of support from the State government. See the Open Letter sent to state authorities here.
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Covid-19 – Solidarity in the Amazon
#TVPeriferiaEmFoco accompanied on the island of Cotijuba, in Belém, the solidarity action in the face of Covid-19 with the riverside families of the
