What Carnaval Showed Us About Brazil’s 2018 Election
What Carnaval Showed Us About Brazil’s 2018 Election
Those seeking to understand Brazil’s upcoming vote just need to look at this year’s floats.
There was no denying it once a float at Rio’s main Carnaval venue featured a vampire in a presidential sash and a headdress made of dollar bills.
Or when a giant rat pulled a float depicting the headquarters of Petrobras, Brazil’s corruption-ridden oil entity, as a favela.
Or when dancers portrayed government officials dressed as wolves in sheep’s clothing.
Carnaval was not going to be immune from the deep frustration Brazilians feel toward their political class. With Brazil emerging from its worst recession in at least a century and a historic corruption scandal still...
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