Erik Thiago, 22, who works for the mobile delivery app Rappi, rides his bicycle, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Jardim Angela neighborhood in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Few venture into the streets of Sao Paulo these days, but Erik Thiago says he will not stop working as a bike delivery man until he gets sick or the government forces him inside.
As others in this city of 12 million stay home to slow the coronavirus outbreak, the 22-year-old rides an hour from his favela in the southern outskirts to deliver groceries, medicine and whatever else residents of upscale neighbourhoods request.
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