Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã – one of the world’s most famous football stadiums – is hosting a coronavirus hospital.
A temporary structure has been built in its grounds and will provide about 400 beds by next weekend.
Two similar hospitals are due to open soon in Rio, including one in the Olympic Park.
Brazil has one of the highest rates of infections in the world.
The medical journal The Lancet wrote a scathing editorial this week saying Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro “needs to drastically change course”.
