Midnight ramblings on the inequalities of pandemics. Damn you, COVID19.
The world is being held hostage by a quasi-invisible being. The word on everyone’s lips and on every news outlet is COVID19, or the infamous Coronavirus that has caused a worldwide pandemic, infecting and killing thousands. While the death toll is alarming, the economic implications of a world put on hold is nothing short of apocalyptic. However, both these elements will have deeper effects in developing countries like Brazil. As a Brazilian and a historian, I can’t help but think…