Brazilian band fights against epidemic in China

As musicians, Fancy also wanted to do something to pay tribute to the medics fighting on the frontline. During their quarantine time, the band wrote an English song called "Tale of Solidarity."

On April 4, China, with its 1.4 billion people, paused in silence for three minutes from 10 am to 10:03 am to mourn the lives lost to the coronavirus outbreak.

The band joined the Chinese people in mourning, with the five members standing in line in their apartment in silence.

"China's measures have set quite an example," said John. "Now that the virus has broken out in many other places, including our home country Brazil, we often share our anti-epidemic measures in China with our family."

The band members have all obtained the "health codes" required in Xi'an to prove their health status, and they are free to go outside. But as many entertainment venues are still closed, their performances are still on hold. So they chose to perform in public areas such as parks to do live-streaming, hoping to attract more fans in China.

Wearing masks and playing their musical instrument, the band sang the song they wrote in the parks and along the streets in Xi'an. The lyrics depict the fight against the virus in China:

Let me tell you a story about solidarity,

I've seen strong people fighting an invisible enemy,

Cold nights of struggle and never-ending days,

But while we hold each other, hope will never fade.

The rhythm and the voice, coupled with their dance moves and some Chinese lines, cultivated quite a following on the internet.

The band also created a to-do list in China. They hope to visit the Terracotta Warriors, learn some kungfu at Shaolin Temple, hit the stage on China's entertainment shows, and become popular in China. But mostly, they miss the stage.

"I hope the epidemic will be over as soon as possible," Mariana said. "We aspire to be on stage again."