Photos: Brazil drive-in, a welcome escape from pandemic

The drive-in was closed at the start of the pandemic but reopened at the start of April

Published: May 29, 2020 15:44 AP

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Brasilia, Brazil: As daylight drained from the sky in Brazil's capital, dozens of cars formed a line, all filled with passengers set to indulge in one of the few diversions allowed in the age of social distancing: a film at the drive-in. Image Credit: AP

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Red lantern in hand, Jair de Souza guided the drivers through the drive-in's entrance and showed them to their designated parking spots. "Every car must respect the distance, leaving a free parking space between you," he tells each of them. Image Credit: AP

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The Brasilia drive-in has been operating with only 150 cars, occupying about one-third of the lot. It offers three shows per day, with a movie for children at 6pm followed by two features for adults. Image Credit: AP

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The drive-in is 47 years old and one of the only such open-air facilities in operation in Brazil. It was closed at the start of the pandemic, but reopened to the public at the start of April. Image Credit: AP

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A family watches a movie from the back of their car at a drive-in movie theater where drivers must leave one space empty between them amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Brasilia, Brazil. Image Credit: AP

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One mother brought her two children along after they had remained in quarantine since March. Image Credit: AP

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In a nearby parking spot was Eduardo Cavalcanti, who came with his three kids. He readied a lawn chair for himself outside his car, leaving his daughters to the front seats, and plopped his young son on the vehicle's roof. From there, the boy had a better view of the animated film. Image Credit: AP

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"My kids couldn't stand being stuck inside home anymore," Cavalcanti said. "My wife saw the ad for the drive-in and suggested we come. It was the only option to leave home and still stay safe." Image Credit: AP

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