Discussed:
* The vicious novela cycle.
* Central do Brasil (trailer here).
* Was Fernanda Montenegro robbed of the Oscar in ‘99?
* Our best Brazilian film picks (Chris’s pick & Jack’s pick).
* Ramblings on “I’m Still Here”. Spoiler: we’re (kinda) fans, but ehhhhhh.
* Why can’t we have just a little more nuance?
* Dictatorships are bad.
* The amnesty—pros and cons.
* Bolsonaro’s villain origin story. Correction below.*
* There was (allegedly) meant to be a coup. Why didn’t it happen?
*Correction: Jair Bolsonaro lived in the same town as the farm discussed, which belonged to Rubens Paiva’s father, Jaime de Almeida Paiva, but did not live on the farm itself. Also, Bolsonaro’s father did not work on the farm. Read the full BBC article for all the details.
