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  • Theo.

  • Cancelation of Brazil's annual Carnival celebrations due to a resurgence of covert 19 is not only a huge disappointment to revelers but also a big financial blow to street vendors who will miss out on their biggest payday of the year.

  • Claudia Maximal Torres, in tow.

  • Wife Day lane normally sell 10,000 cans of beer to party goers at Carnival Time in Sao Paulo, where parties can stretch over several weeks, earning them a profit of more than $1300.

  • When you aim for something and a carnival, there is a possibility of making a dream come true.

  • For example, I want to pay all my debts on my card.

  • If you work hard enough, this is possible, but that won't be the case this year.

  • The couple are among tens of thousands who worked as street vendors who will miss out on the annual boom.

  • Brewer and Dev, which normally rose out massive promotional campaigns at Carnival and cooperation with the vendors, is instead launching an aid program to help the sellers.

  • In addition, AmBev is lending a hand to vaccine rollout efforts in Brazil, including switching coolers typically used for drinks and using them instead for vaccines.

  • Chief executive of AmBev, Jean Jerry Saadi.

  • The coolers that we use annually for Carnival were necessary at health post for the storage of vaccines, what we used to buy for the carnival we bought to donate to the Ministry of Health with a small adaptation to store vaccines for these million's of health posts throughout Brazil.

  • With the normally festive streets of Carnival desolate this year, many Brazilians now pin their hopes that the vaccine rollout could mean their beloved Carnival returns next year.

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