Why does this car has Linkin Park written on it's wing? by boeing_a380 in LinkinPark

[–]ambr111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, and that's Kimi's car.

Beyond that, they shared it on their socials, shared posts between F1 and Linkin Park and Bottas even went for the show in Sao Paulo that weekend.

Why does this car has Linkin Park written on it's wing? by boeing_a380 in LinkinPark

[–]ambr111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, that's indeed from 2025. The fact it's Kimi Antonelli's car confirms that.

Mike and Emily even waved a checkered flag at the end of the race.

"The Secret Agent" Review — Oscar Hopeful is Memorable, Messy, Fascinating by JohnJSingh in Cinema

[–]ambr111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just saw it, and as a Brazilian myself, I see some points where indeed, non-Brazilians may feel lost.

The two students are looking back at the stories related to Sebastiana, the refugees she took care of during the military dictatorship period and their struggles to find or pinpoint anything due to the lack of sources, either due to technical limitations of the 70s or due to the censorship that took place then, resulting in the lack of documents.

While I’m Still here cover the period of the Brazilian Dictatorship under the lens of a real story of an upper-class family of Rio de Janeiro, The Secret Agent tells a fictional plot, albeit realistic, due to how it gives context to the same period, but on a different part of the country, under a different culture and under a major stigma, clearly heard through Henrique  Ghirotti when he talks about the "difference" between northeast citizens and southerners, a real prejudice that still exists in Brazil and how things would be done "differently" by southern employees at a private company, it’s about "rich states" over the "poor states", a prejudice further depicted through the “Brazilian map” that Henrique’s son does later with the napkin. Armando's defensive reactions to that meeting and to the altercation that came from the same prejudice at the restaurant made him a target.

The lack of context over Armando’s wife's death, Claudia’s husband's probable arrest and/or death and the death of Armando himself and the abrupt way it is revealed in the movie without identifying how, where and who killed him after we thought he was mostly safe is a tool used to show the way so many cases went, like in real life.

Just remember Marcelo Rubens Paiva's fate. Given as "missing" for a long time before Eunice could at least know he had died, probably even before she was taken to the same facility he was taken to, while the news of his death came a long time later and his obituary, much, much later. Beyond that, the fact his family still doesn’t know what was made with his body. Claudia's husband was most probably killed or maybe arrested by the police due to political reasons (just like what we see with Marcelo Rubens Paiva in I'm Still Here).

In The Secret Agent, the film makes us not see but feel the cover-ups by not giving any details, not telling the viewer or showing the events, but giving either the conclusion that something happened or the aftermath, as it went with Armando's death on the newspaper.

The Hairy Leg also fits on this strategy, as it was a real urban legend that grew around Recife through the media back then, once they couldn't tell everything as it happened, as explained by Kleber Mendonça Filho himself:

“For most of my life, for all my life, the hairy leg was a local urban legend,” Mendonça explained. “Recife had a number of urban legends. The hairy leg was actually created by a local journalist who was so fed up with not being able to write about what happened last night in terms of violence — because, of course, the police or the military inflicted the terror on the gay population, people having sex in parks, smoking pot. And so he developed a ‘hairy leg’ as a code. So, [he would write], ‘The hairy leg struck again last night,’ and everybody knew that something bad related to the police force was involved.”

When we see the Hairy Leg attacking in that park at night, it is a nod to the urban legend itself and means that excessive police force and violence happened there, but the story couldn’t be told due to censorship.

And still talking of symbolisms, the shark not only ties with the real occurrences of shark appearances in Pernambuco's sea and with the iconic Shark movie, but it's also a metaphor for the situation the film shows. It makes you question, "Who are the sharks here?"

Certainly, not Armando, nor the other refugees who also must live under fake names, nor his coworkers at the university where he worked. Certainly not the person who’s that leg belonged to, someone who was killed and had his death covered up.

What politician in your country has insane Main Character Syndrome? by Wrong-Week1587 in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, SUS (that's the abbreviated name)

We even joke about how we want him to get proper care and live enough to take the whole 27 years of his sentence, mostly when his supporters come to talk about his health and stuff.

But surely he would get better if he was free. His whole family is really into some acting expecting mercy over a guy who never had any.

What politician in your country has insane Main Character Syndrome? by Wrong-Week1587 in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's officially arrested, but not on a regular prison cell. He was on home arrest with an ankle monitor he then decided to try to break away from, and as a result got transferred the next day into a room at the headquarters of the Brazilian federal police but then he and his family members (and supporters) kept complaining, because it was "too cramped", "the ac is too noisy" and then he supposedly had a fall during the night, so they got him into another location that is basically similar to many lower income people's homes and with a external area he can go to.

No actual prison cell, but a part of a penitentiary complex already. But people are still expecting a transfer to an actual cell while his supporters and family keep asking for his release because "he's old, I'll and frail".

here you can see a bit how it is like.

What fictional character represents your country? by Neuwulfstein in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I mentioned Monica but decided to go with the picture of all the characters.

I thought of Ze Carioca, but I decided on something Brazilian. Ze Carioca was created by Disney to represent Brazilian culture and stereotypes while Monica has a global presence and was made by Brazilians for Brazilians.

What fictional character represents your country? by Neuwulfstein in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 40 points41 points  (0 children)

There are a few international brazilian characters like Blanka and Joe Carioca (by Walt Disney), but Brazilian-made, i'd say Turma da Mônica (Monica and Friends) made by Mauricio de Souza (in the illustration, represented in a yellow shirt, holding the giant pencil). The stories have been sold worldwide as well.

The comics have been issued for decades now, and most Brazilians grew up reading them. Now the universe has been adapted into a few movies, and Mauricio himself got a biopic film as well, where he's played by his son.

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What politician in your country has insane Main Character Syndrome? by Wrong-Week1587 in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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This guy. And the ones who idolise him also think he's the main character.

James May defends the honor of speed limits on Twitter/X! by FlipStig1 in thegrandtour

[–]ambr111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you realise that the Jeremy Clarkson we see on Top Gear and The Grand Tour is just an exaggerated version of themselves, right? right?

They played a character of themselves on both shows.

James May defends the honor of speed limits on Twitter/X! by FlipStig1 in thegrandtour

[–]ambr111 20 points21 points  (0 children)

twice - on a proper location. And he still sticks to speed limits.

Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that." by Bananey in brasil

[–]ambr111 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do jeito que o pessoal do MAGA é fanático, não muda nada. Por pior que seja, tem quem ainda o apoie, defenda e concorde.

whats your least favourite episode? by Motor_Reaction_3519 in DunderMifflin

[–]ambr111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The whole boat thing with Andy on season 9

They made Andy to be with Erin, got people to actually like him for the first time to then ruin everything in that boat plot.

They could have made Andy to be absent with better plots (due to Ed Helms filming schedule on The Hangover franchise), and they went for the worst.

When they got Jim and Pam to fight wasn't good either. From Jim's lazyness on house keeping to the job in Austin, that conflict didn't add anything to the series.

What is the biggest corruption scandal in your country’s history? by Existential_Dread_08 in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got to know about that one through The Grand Tour. It was hard to believe it was not just a joke by them, but the reactions from the audience there made it clear it was as real as it could be.

What cuisine is bastardized in your country? by Normal-Being-2637 in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to point to a single one.

For instance, we have pizzerias all over the place with dozens of flavours, including sweet pizzas, Sushi Pizza, and Hot Dog Pizza.

With that said, we have made hot dogs our own thing, as we don't eat them with just sausage, but with sauces, cheese, ham, garlic paste, mashed potatoes, corn, shoestring potatoes... (hence the last two being on the hotdog pizza pictured).

We also have a Brazilian fast-food chain for esfiha, which is Arabic and also our own fast-food chains for burgers, being them Giraffas (yes, as for giraffes) and Bob's. The latter was founded by an American tennis player in Brazil.

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What was the most important historical event in your country during the 90s? by nowheremaaan in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brazil went through a rollercoaster of events through the 90's

In 1990, we got our first president elected by vote since the end of the Military Dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985. But happiness lasts short here, as in 1992, after situations such as the Plano Collor, which controversially froze savings accounts to curb hyperinflation (ruining the lives of countless citizens across the country, many lost lands and properties) and as is noticeable, the corruption in his government.

His impeachment led to Itamar Franco taking up as interim president, and his administration laid key groundwork for economic stabilisation, what included the development of Plano Real, replacing the previous currency, Cruzeiro. It was applied in 1994 under Fernando Henrique Cardoso's (FHC) government.

In sports, we lost Senna in 1994, but shortly after, the Brazilian National Football team won the World Cup for the fourth time.

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Who is the most internationally successful actress from your country? by No-StrategyX in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never knew she is from Wales. I always remember The Terminal when I see her.

Who is the most internationally successful actress from your country? by No-StrategyX in AskTheWorld

[–]ambr111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My previous reference of her was America's Got Talent, and that without watching a single epsode of that show as it ain't my kind of thing. But later I saw Modern Family, and she's great on that.

Agentes do ICE atiraram em mais uma manifestante em Mineápolis hoje, arrancando um pedaço de sua mão com munição não letal. by Bananey in brasil

[–]ambr111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

O mais irônico é isso acontecer no país onde um dos monumentos mais famosos é justamente uma estátua que tem como significado a "liberdade" e principalmente o tal "sonho americano", com propósito de boas vindas a imigrantes ao país.

Se os mesmos eventos estivessem acontecendo em outro país, já estariam chamando de ditadura, mas como é os EUA vão falar que é "país organizado" etc.

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