https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/brazilians-see-metaphor-for-their-struggles-in-museum-fire/ar-BBMNmA7?ocid=spartanntp
The biggest art museum in all Latin America burned down last night in Rio, containing ancient artifacts and priceless art pieces. Firefighters tried to salvage as much from the museum as possible but they described the wreckage as catastrophic. Many are wondering who is at fault in this, while others are using this event as an analogy for Latin America's current economic and political state. The museum's art director said the museum was very underfunded by the government from the past World Cup and Olympic games. Brazil, is also in the process of a presidential election, and some candidates are seizing the fire as an example of the troublesome effects that budget cuts have from the government.
Brazil's economy and government have been relatively fragile for the past couple decades along with Latin America's, especially after hosting the World Cup and Olympic games, and many blame the current president and legislature. Prior to reading this I was vaguely aware of Brazils current situation but not the specificities about what laws existed and the budget cuts that effect the arts and sciences. From what the article wrote, many citizens of Brazil are outraged at how underfunded the government of Brazil let this and countless other museums get. One resident of Rio spoke out and said 'This fire is what Brazilian politicians are doing to its people, they're burning our history and burning our dreams." Hopefully after seeing the outrage this fire has sparked in the Brazilian people, change will be made and funding will go back to the arts and sciences.
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