I know Tumblr tends to be very US-centric, but there is something happening in my country that I absolutely have to share.
Soon, Brazil will host presidential elections. These are the first elections since the impeachment of our last president Dilma Rouseff.
The leading candidate is currently Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is a man who has made racist, sexist, and homophobic claims such as, “I would rather my son die in a car accident than be gay,” and, “my sons would not date black women as they were well educated.” He even said to a woman that she was, “so ugly” that she, “didn’t even deserve to get raped.”
A few decades ago, when Brazil was under a military dictatorship, the government tortured many people for speaking out against the regime. Bolsonaro has said that, “their only mistake was not killing those people.”
However, something incredible has been happening.
A movement called Mulheres Unidas Contra Bolsonaro (Women United Against Bolsonaro) has been surfacing. The hashtag #EleNão (#NotHim) has been getting popular and gaining international attention.
Yesterday, women all over Brazil (and the world!) protested against Bolsonaro.
Here are some pictures.
São Paulo, Brazil:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Ilhéus, Brazil:
Cuiabá, Brazil:
Porto Alegre, Brazil:
Brazilians living abroad also joined the protests!
Zurich, Switzerland:
Madrid, Spain:
Melbourne, Australia:
New York City, US:
Protests occurred in over 62 cities around the world.
Even if you’re not Brazilian, please share this post! Show your support and raise awareness of the movement!
Ok. So the biggest museum in Latin America just caught fire and here I will rant on this.
First of let’s start with the obvious. A museum this big should have a way bigger protection. But guess what, till april of 2018 they only invested 54 thousand reais, what would translate to approximately 13 thousand dollars.
They never had money to invest because they didn’t really promoted it so people didn’t go because they didn’t know the existence of it. I swear, I lived all my life in Brazil and never once have I seen a commercial about it. Most people know that this museum exists (or existed) but don’t have the minimum idea of what is inside or its history.
And that gets me to my next point. The history. It was funded 200 years ago by Dom João. Was once the house of the royal family.
We didn’t lost just objects we lost a big part of our history.
Oh but I am not finished yet. The worst part is that the firefighters took one hour to get to the place and this is how far they were
So yeah. Thanks to the government giving no fucks to culture and study we lost the work of people who dedicated their entire lives to this.
Oh and just one more thing, this is the week of Brazil’s independence. So congratulations.
I have no words to describe the sadness of this moment. The oldest Museum of Brazil is now on flames, there were more than 20million itens from all around the world on its collection. Not only that, but the building itself is part of Brazil’s history as the home for the Imperial family for almost 100 years, and in 2018 was the celebration of its 200years.
Sad day for Brazil’s memory, culture and knowledge.
Flamingsalyut Safehaven 