Shirley Azedi, who said she's lost work as a housekeeper due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prays during a ceremony in honor of the Goddess of the Sea Yemanja on Praia Vermelha beach to mark the end of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2020. Beaches will be closed on the night of new year's, to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)
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