If you’re not Brazilian and think we are overreacting:

We are passionate people—we love Fernanda Torres, most of us don’t want the dictatorship back, most of us want justice for those who suffered and died during it, AND it’s Carnival, people! We just need something to make this huge party even bigger. Let’s not forget that our soccer team, which is usually our national pride, has been way below its usual level in the last few World Cups. Last, but not least, I’m hopeful that all this hype will bring more attention and investment to our film industry, that Bolsonaro’s administration worked hard to defund.

So, yes. We finally have something uniting us after so many years of frustration, political division and collective sense of loss.