Aug 31 2020 34 mins
This week Jan talks to George Powell, a journalist and film maker who has lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro for the past 6 years. He's chosen to live in one of Rio's smaller favelas, and has some interesting insights into life as the only gringo in the village, how to survive preferring rugby to football in the land that worships the Beautiful Game, and why the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro is hitting an all-time popularity level despite the rampant spread of Coronavirus, and the devastating lack of quality healthcare for the poor. Brazil is now second in the Coronavirus stakes to the United States with over 100,000 deaths and over 3 million cases, and Rio is one of the country's hotspots. But as COVID fatigue sets in, there's little sign of the pandemic coming under control.
If you'd like to know more about ONERIO, the project George talks about, that helps young favela children through rugby, then check out
www.umrio.org and www.facebook.com/UMRioONERio