Beatles fan's lost letter turns to story of pandemic hope

Undated picture released by the Schneider family shows the late Schneider holding a beattles record next to his daughter Barbara in Caico, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. Photos: Afp/ Schneider family

Like so many victims of Covid-19, Brazilian Karlo Schneider never got to say goodbye to his family. Unlike most, he managed to get them a message a year after he died.

Schneider's family, who describe him as a die-hard romantic with an infectious love of life, kissed him farewell when the Brazilian hotel manager left for work one morning in February 2021, and never held him again.