RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – São Paulo mayor Ricardo Nunes has decided to reopen Paulista Avenue for leisure next Sunday, July 18, on an experimental basis. The opening hours have not been announced.
The avenue, which used to be closed to vehicles and open exclusively for pedestrians and cyclists on Sundays, has remained closed since the start of the pandemic, to contain the spread of Covid-19 and did not follow the reopening of the city’s public parks.
Before the pandemic the avenue was always crowded on Sundays, with the performance of musical bands, dance groups, and handicraft sales.
The number of hospitalizations and deaths in the city continues to fall, although experts alert to the need for caution in the resumption of activities, as more aggressive variants are spreading in the city.
In ealy June, mayor Nunes had pledged to reopen Paulista Avenue and the downtown Anhangabaú Valley streets. At the time he also stated that the city was preparing to hold Carnaval in 2022.
Source: Valor