Rio graffiti project underway as pandemic shakes Brazil
Lucrecia Franco
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A few museums have reopened in Rio de Janeiro amid the coronavirus epidemic, but cinemas, theaters and art galleries remain closed due to health concerns. 

Brazil is second in the world with more than 140,000 deaths and third with nearly five million reported cases. 

A group of mural artists has taken its work to the open air and, in the process, helped the city transform run-down public space.

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