00:00And with Brazil heading to the polls, people living in Rio de Janeiro are also reflecting
00:04on what is at stake six days ahead of voting day.
00:08Special envoy Belen de los Santos has the story.
00:11October 4th is election day in Brazil.
00:14The South American giant will decide its path for the next four years in a context marked
00:19by polarization and growing global tensions.
00:25This year, there are some differences, there was more polarization.
00:30On top of polarization, there are these rumors of foreign intervention, this thing with the
00:35United States that has so much history in the world, it's imperialism that doesn't sit right
00:40with me, but I'm confident.
00:44With polls predicting a close race between President Lula da Silva and far-right Flávio
00:49Bolsonaro, both campaigns are focusing on voters who remain undecided or are still unsure whether
00:55to take part in the election.
00:59It's important because if you don't vote, someone else will do it for you, so you need
01:03to vote to choose what you want.
01:07Sunday is the day to vote, consciently.
01:10Don't invalidate your vote.
01:12Choose your candidate.
01:13Don't let Anyan choose for you so tomorrow.
01:15You don't regret this, so you don't go through the hardships that many experience today.
01:21Foreign nationals living in Brazil are also following the upcoming election, aware of the
01:26impact Brazilian politics has across the region.
01:32If you look around, the world is heading down the path to destruction, you know?
01:38We are losing, I lost my country, that is why I'm here.
01:43Other countries are going through the same thing and not just in this continent, in others
01:47as well.
01:49So it is time to wake up, we all need to do our part to try and recover everything, because
01:54it is possible.
01:59We are six days away from voting day and this is how Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil's major
02:03cities, is preparing for the upcoming election.
02:06This is Belen de los Santos for Tell Us Your English.
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