COVID-19 and Brazil by Monyque S Teixeira, Brazil (Curation Number Thirteen)

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Monyque S Teixeira
3/14/21

COVID-19 and Brazil

Podcast:​ Brazil’s Covid Chaos https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZbqsG6njvVsqFCYENokrf?si=LLlFJE5yRO-7wuLlPLrz7g



Article​:​ Brazil: Crackdown on Critics of Covid-19 Response
(Bolsonaro Administration Uses Dictatorship-Era Law to Repress Dissent) https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/28/brazil-crackdown-critics-covid-19-response



Video:​ ​Brazil hits new daily COVID deaths record as crisis escalates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRtM8BIJl38




Music:​ ​Nada Será Mais Como Era Antes by Silva Translation: Nothing Will Be Like It Was Before by Silva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_q53Yrnq54

I chose these 4 media because they reflect exactly what is happening in my home country, Brazil. They cover topics from political intervention to the chaos that Brazilians are facing as the daily deaths caused by Covid-19 passes the record. The position of the current president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is insane, he believes that Covid is not so serious, says that this is just another type of cold, and that people should not worry too much about it. The death rate has reached 129,200 so far. Due to the political neglect, neighboring countries that are concerned about this situation are closing the borders to Brazilians. It's been almost two years since I last saw my family, I miss them a lot, but what makes me sadder is that many deaths could be avoided if the current president was dealing with this situation wisely. The song I selected is called Nothing Will Be Like It Was Before by singer Silva. He talks about all these changes in Brazil and how things will never be the same.

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