A man and his dog wade through a flooded road in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo state, Brazil, on December 27, 2013. At least 44 people have died and more than 60,000 have been left homeless following torrential rains over the past few weeks in southeast Brazil. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

An inmate (L) tends to a fellow prisoner while performing ear candling during an alternative therapy session as part of the ACUDA programme, at a complex of ten prisons in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, August 27, 2015. Ear candling, which involves inserting a hollow cone-shaped device into the ear canal and lighting the exposed end, is believed by practitioners to draw out earwax. According to ACUDA the therapy is beneficial for the inmates' emotional health. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

A visitor tries a baccarat game at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia in Macau, China May 19, 2015. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Drum queen of the Unidos do Viradouro samba school Erika Januza performs during the first night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 23, 2022. (Photo by Amanda Perobelli/Reuters)

Trucks loaded with tree trunks are burned by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, during an operation to combat illegal mining and logging, in the municipality of Novo Progresso, Para State, northern Brazil, November 11, 2016. When able to do their job, agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, are decisive, punishing illegal loggers on the spot. Nearly twice the size of India, the Amazon absorbs an estimated 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, making its preservation vital in the fight to halt global warming. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)

Revellers celebrate during the “Bloco da Lama”, a mud carnival, in Paraty, Brazil, on February 10, 2018. “Bloco da Lama” started in 1986 by teenagers playing with mud and became a traditional event at the historical city of Paraty. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AFP Photo)

Riot police fire tear gas during a protest by supporters of Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 31, 2016. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)

A cosplay enthusiast poses as Serasu Vikutoria of the Hellsing anime series during the “Anime Friends” annual event in Sao Paulo July 19, 2015. Anime Friends is one of Brazil's biggest events related to anime, manga and Japanese culture. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)