even an abundance of love wasn t enough from stopping her daughter contracting covid-19. and despite her pleas, little sarah died. she was 5 months old. translator: when she died, when they gave us the news, i was able to hold her. i was able to feel her one last time. reporter: loss and grief like this became an all too common sight this year across brazil. more so that many other countries. kids have been dying more in brazil since the original varpt was here. reporter: one misconception is covid s impact on children made brazil a covid hot spot for the young. but other age groups suffered, as well. almost two years since matthew lost his son to the virus, the pain continues to bring him to his knees.