Saturday, Brazil crossed the grim milestone of 150,000 lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic. 

The tragic number includes more than 37,000 people who died in Sao Paulo, and over 19,000 in Rio de Janeiro, the two hardest hit states in the country. 

Brazil's death toll ranks second in the world, after the United States, and the third highest in total reported cases after the U.S. and India.

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