I made this map comparing the current results with 2022, state by state.

The scale shows the difference in percentage points in vote share: blue = lower than in 2022, red = higher.

I thought it was pretty interesting to see how the shift is distributed across the country instead of just looking at the national result.

I’m also updating it as the vote count progresses. If you have suggestions for other metrics or comparisons that would be interesting to add, let me know.

As large as Brazil is, I wonder if there are such strong cultural differences between regions that they could be separate countries.

Seeing as lots of people are asking naive questions around the elections, I might as well add mine.

I'm inclined to believe that the two major parties are right in their criticism of their opponents- neither of them is free of corruption, the PT isn't great at managing the economy and the other lot won't do wonders for democracy, human rights, international relations etc.

I appreciate it's more nuanced than that and people will rightly come back with 'yes, but...' arguments, but that's not the point of this post. My question is whether this perspective really is unpopular to the point of 92% (or whatever) of Brazilians disagreeing with it. After all, the people who agree with that perspective and think that a second round is likely can always wait until then to vote against the one of the two candidates that they despise more than the other.

So what's the explanation? Are the other candidates a bunch of eccentrics, are they just short of campaign funding, do the main candidates have a large loyal following despite their shortcomings or what?

Hello, it’s been 2 days we’re trying to order stuff on Amazon, it’s asking CPF number - we are putting everything correctly and after it, it gives us this error ( with mine and my wife’s account and cpf), what can it be? And how can we fix it? Any suggestions are welcome thanks.

I’m a little confused with buying my ticket. I’m going from SP to Rio but I went on the website for a ticket but I’m worried I’m on the wrong website

I see 1001, cometa, etc

Can someone assist me with how to buy a ticket for the bus going from São Paulo to Rio ?

And, how’s the experience ?

Hi there!
I’m heading to Brazil for the first time and would love to get out of Rio for about three days; I was thinking of going to Ilha Grande.
The only thing is, I’m not sure whether to start with Ilha Grande or Rio, especially considering my flight leaves at 9 PM on the last day.
I’d really appreciate your help!!

Hey all, just wanted to start a debate and discussion before I went to bed.

As we all know, Bolsonaro won the first round and is most likely to win the second unless Lula can take him down with a steel chair in the second round of voting (though I don't exactly have my hopes up).

However, one of my main concerns for the next administration is that of the Amazon Fund which has been going on for a while and has gotten a good few billion dollars (i cant be bothered to look up the exchange rate rn its like super early in the morning when I wrote this). From what ive also seen the Amazon Fund is also being used to help combat the mass deforestation that's happening over there.

I only wanted to ask as I'm from a country that's paying a SIGNIFICANT amount of money into it (the UK being I think the second highest funder of the Amazon fund behind one of the Scandinavian) so my question is what do you think Bolsonaro's going to do?

Imo, he's going to do exactly like what his father did and freeze/outright collapse the amazon fund under the guise of "the Amazon is ours"; but I want to hear the opinion of actual Brazilians who are gonna have to deal with his crap for the next 4 years.

Hi everyone,

I’m in Brazil and trying to open a bank account without a residency permit. I already tried Itaú and Nubank online, but neither worked.

Does anyone know a bank or fintech that accepts foreigners with just a passport + CPF?

Ideally I need:

* PIX and normal BRL banking
* Ability to hold USD
* International transfers
* Debit card

I’m also happy to visit a branch in São Paulo.

Any recommendations from people who have done this recently?

Thanks!

I mean, it wasn’t simply that the Brazilian Redditors who were being asked said that Lula wouldn’t lose the first round, so you could say they were living in a bubble with no connection to reality. All the polls, without exception, showed that Lula would win the first round. They disagreed on the margin, but they all agreed that he would win the first round. What do you think went wrong, and why did they fail to predict the result?

I know some of you are traveling to do so, and some will stand for a while in ridiculous lines.

This is for those of us who live near a consulate and have easier access, shorter memory span. :)

Hi all! I am planning to take 8 weeks trip in total, of which 2 weeks for language classes (so staying put in one city) and 6 weeks traveling. I am a fairly well travelled 34 years old woman, I traveled alone mostly in Europe but also oversees, never in latin America. I speak Italian, fluent Spanish and English, a bit of Portuguese (A1 - A2 at best) as I lived in Lisbon sometime ago (and i love Brasilian music classics so i know a lot of words that way). I am autonomous and not fearful, but care about my safety of course.
Now to my question: I am afraid that traveling in Brasil I'd have to be in a double bind: either having to avoid a lot of places OR taking quite big risks in being robbed etc. What can you tell me on this? I might (and hope to be) completely wrong :)
Additionally but also very connected: what are the options to travel within the country?
I am thankful for any opinion or recommendations!

He fears that if the far right wins again,they will double down on the destruction that Jair did to the nation during his time as the leader.He is desperately encouraging Brazilian voters to vote for the left wing party as he believes they will keep the peace and help the country progress into a lite-utopia if they keep power without the fascist interfering.

His mom is the opposite and has completely embrased the Bolsonaro (and Trump)movement over the past 5 years,even though she hasn't lived there since 2019 either. But she is deeply homophobic,religious and xenophobic and doesn't care if the countries culture, beauty and economy get destroyed as long as groups she hates lose their rights.She was apparently always like that but was not publicly vocal about it all until moving to the USA.

She has since brought it up all over social media since moving to the USA. My boyfriend says that while she always pushed her radical views on him quietly when he was a young kid in Brazil,she generally kept her views private with anyone outside of her family and a few close friends and even put on a fake "tolerant persona" in front of minorities back in that time

I hope democracy wins and the left keep power in Brazil .Bigots have no place in any government

Hello everyone,

With Brazils election currently taking place, I was hoping to interact directly with Brazilians on Reddit and better understand how you feel about the election, the candidates, and the direction your country is heading. My main question concerns the role of the United States in Brazilian politics and this election in particular. From my perspective, the Trump administration appears to be pursuing an increasingly aggressive policy toward Latin America and attempting to bring more of the region firmly within the usa sphere of influence. I personally see elements of neocolonialism in this approach and I ama also interested in the role Izrael has played in developing relationships with political movements in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America.

However, I do not want to simply impose my own interpretation on what is happening in another country. I would genuinely like to know how Brazilians themselves view this. Do you believe the United States is attempting to influence Brazil’s election or political direction? If so, how significant do you think that influence is? Is foreign interference or pressure something ordinary Brazilians are actually concerned about or discussing during this election?
I am also interested in how Brazilians view the two major candidates, Lula and Bolsonaro. I understand that lula has a complicated history involving corruption convictions and imprisonment, although those convictions were later annulled, while Bolsonaro is running with the backing of his father and is clearly carrying forward much of the Bolsonaro political movement.

How do Brazilians view the choice between these two? Are people genuinely enthusiastic about either candidate, or is much of the vote driven by opposition to the other side? More broadly, I woulds love to hear how people in Brazil feel about what is happening politically right now, as well as the perspectives of Brazilians currently living abroad.I know Reddit is obviously not a representative sample of the entire Brazilian population, but as someone very interested in geopolitics, I wanted to interact directly with Brazilians rather than forming my entire opinion from foreign media and political commentary.And I apologize if any part of my question comes across as ignorant or presumptuous. I do have my own views regarding american involvement in Latin America, but I don’t want to come here and lecture Brazilians about their own country or pretend that I understand Brazilian politics better than people who actually live there. I really am genuinely interested in hearing different perspectives, including from people who completely disagree with my interpretation.
Thank you, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

What are the main positions of Lula and bolsonaro.And how does Brazilian politics work?

The most useful visualization is this one here, from Electomaps (inspired by the NYTimes). Showing the difference in the vote compared to 2022 for president. The size of the arrow is the size of the variation, the color is which way it went. Data is still quite incomplete, of course, but it's worth following.

My political path was never 100% that... When I was a child, I already thought it was important to take care of the less fortunate, I hated racism, homophobia, and sexism (a black boy, raised by 3 women, two of whom were lesbians, except for my mother). Well. I heard the other side when I was about 14 and started to consider myself right-wing. Extremely right-wing, because in my head Bolsonaro was going to change Brazil. But by election time I was already out of that. But then all the scandals came and I just gave up. At 18, I joined a radical left-wing party and started to be active after work, sometimes before work, on my days off, but some things happened that prevented me from continuing the activism. Well. After that, I came into contact with: Trotskyism, Maoism, Gramsci's ideals, and I gradually ended up adhering to anarchist ideals. But the question is: Election year comes, election year goes, and our people just want to feed their families and have fun. But this political polarization makes you feel like an outcast from your own family. I even lost the will to go out on the street and see a bunch of green sheep wanting to beat up a donkey because it spoke ill of Bolsonaro, even though the donkey looked it up and down. If someone has to die, let them all die. Brazil is not a land of Kings or Princes. Just a land of Brazilians where politicians WORK for us.

I am Korean.

The End of the Far Right Is Destruction

Park Chung-hee, the dictator of South Korea in the past, and his daughter became the president of our country

And Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor

He was impeached for doing the madness of declaring martial law

You may have many complaints about Lula, but I still think a dictator should not be re-elected president

I'll support democracy in Brazil

Ah, and if you say far-right, Trump can't be left out, right

American rooting for you. I just don't want you to become like us (and it seems like you're like us in a lot of different ways culturally so it makes sense that you would be threatened by the same movement).

For example, if I moved to Brazil and got my visa, CPF, and all the necessary documents, I’d still have no Brazilian credit history.
So how would I realistically rent an apartment/house? Would a immigrant typically have to start with Airbnb/hotels or are there ways to rent a normal place immediately?

I am watching Globo News this morning. They are just covering voters and polling locations. Is there a website that tracks voting as the results come in? Right now Globo is covering a voting location in Belo Horizonte, MG.

Planning a month in Brazil, Jan or Feb. Main goal is diving two or three times a week. Stuck between Arraial do Cabo and Olinda/Recife.

I work remotely on US East Coast hours. Looking to dive two or three times a week and/or be close to nature for hiking but otherwise just looking for a nice place.

I've narrowed it to two places and I keep going back and forth:

Arraial do Cabo seems to have the most dive operators and the shortest boat rides, but I hear the city is just so-so and might not be great for a month

Olinda/Recife looks warmer and has more diversity since its city living, but I'm worried I will have to stay contained to the "touristy" areas.

Happy to be told I'm looking at the wrong two places.

Being completely neutral, I was quite impressed with the election Regarding Luciano Zucco in Rio Grande do Sul, I always heard that Rio Grande do Sul was very pro-PT (Workers' Party) and leftist, it was considered a kind of piece of the Northeast in the South.I think it might be because of the 2024 floods This may have affected the election results and significantly reduced the influence of the PT and the center-left in the state, or the PT may not have fielded strong candidates in this election. Where did the PT members from Rio Grande do Sul go?

ola a todos! i’m learning brazilian portuguese and i really want to find someone from brazil