Rio's homeless brave unprecedented cold


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Jul 2021

Marco Antonio, 21, a homeless man, is pictured as NGO doAcao distribute food and blankets to the homeless while an unusual cold hits Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lucas Landau

(Corrects name in paragraph 4 to Lemos instead of Memos)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -As an unusual cold snap stuns residents of Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian city famous for its sun, sand and sea, the city's homeless have been struggling to sleep through the chill.

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