Posted inFunerals and Memorials Pele (1940- ) Soccer
Pelé Honored by Thousands of Brazilians at 24-Hour Funeral
Thousands of Brazilians came out to pay their respects to an athlete that put their nation on the world stage.
Tributes Pour In as Brazil Readies for Pelé’s Funeral
Pelé’s body will lie at midfield at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, his former club’s stadium, for 24 hours.
Posted inCaixin China Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Funerals and Memorials Morgues and Mortuaries Pneumonia Politics and Government Shanghai (China)
As Cases Spread, China’s Low Covid Death Toll Convinces No One
China’s murky statistics are fueling widespread public distrust. Its narrow definition of Covid deaths “will very much underestimate the true death toll,” the W.H.O. says.
Posted inCoronavirus (2019-nCoV) Funerals and Memorials Lin, Maya Monuments and Memorials (Structures) Museums National Mall (Washington, DC) National September 11 Memorial and Museum wintertravel2022
Imagining a Monument to an Unimaginable Number of Covid Deaths
In cities, especially, monuments have become not just an artistic genre unto themselves but evanescent, ever-evolving tributes to those we lost — and continue to lose.