A warning, this report from our south america correspondent katy watson contains distressing images. julia makes the first early morning pilgrimage day and day out, loaded up to feed the masses who have spent a long cold night on the streets. crowds of people that are getting bigger every day. but as we arrive, people are in shock. a man collapsed after sleeping rough. within minutes of arriving here, he was dead. fatherjulian knows, everyone father julian knows, everyone here fatherjulian knows, everyone here knows, that dying is a brutal reality. but when life is so hard, there is little room for reflection. the priority here find something warm to wear and some food to eat. shortly after, and walks a man with suspected hypothermia.
She, like so many, preparing for another night of cold on the streets of sao paulo. katy watson, bbc news. the greek composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. he composed one of the best known film scores, chariots of fire. vangelis won an oscar for the soundtrack in 1981. he also wrote music for many otherfilms, including blade runner. and in 2001 his choral symphony mythodea was used by nasa as the theme for the mars 0dyssey mission. well, earlier i spoke to the electronic music artist james lavelle and asked him to give us a sense of the breadth of his work in film and music. well, i mean, he had been making records for over 50 years and started in 1967 with
At a supermarket last saturday. the number of people living in extreme poverty across latin america and the caribbean has risen, according to the united nations. in sao paulo in brazil, the homeless population grew by 30% during the pandemic. nearly 35,000 people in latin america s biggest city are homeless. a cold snap this week has pushed sao paulo s authorities to do more about the issue. a warning, this report from our south america correspondent katy watson contains distressing images. fatherjulio makes the same early morning pilgrimage day in day out, loaded up to feed the masses who have spent a long cold night on the streets. crowds of people that are getting bigger every day. but as we arrive, people are in shock. a man collapsed
Not far away, more shivering people waiting for food. authorities have put on a soup kitchen and are trying to give those on the streets shelter during the cold snap. the demand is high. the clock strikes six. a sense of relief for those in the queue. the government is running out of time, such is the scale of the problem. translation: the pandemic and economic crisis have - exacerbated inequality and that inequality is showing itself on the streets of brazil s biggest city. this queue gives you an idea of the scale of the problem. the first night there were more than 800 people queueing but if you look down there tonight, they are expecting well over 1,000. this woman says she hasn t been able to feed her kids today. she has six of them. one, a babyjust a few months old. they spent five months sleeping rough after she lost herjob as a cleaner.
After sleeping rough. within minutes of arriving here, he was dead. fatherjulio knows, everyone here knows, that dying is a brutal reality. but when life is so hard, there is little room for reflection. the priority here is to find something warm to wear and some food to eat. shortly after, in walks a man with suspected hypothermia. translation: people here wonder, willi be next? - the number of people who come here is striking. poverty is accelerating. 600 or 700 people come here every day and the cold just makes the situation worse. outside, the queue goes on. people with little resistance against the cold. this man has been on the streets for five months. he shows me his tent that he shares with his wife. last night the temperatures were icy, he tells me. he explains they made a fire outside the tent to keep them warm.