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| Illustration: Pete Ellis |
On an average night, about 46 million Brazilians settle down to watch TV channel Globo’s evening novella. The actors grapple daily with love and sex, marriage and betrayal. As well as being a bit of light relief, the TV novellas have been used as a force for good: portrayals of gay characters and couples have helped increase the tolerance of gay rights in the country. Health messages have been woven into the plots to raise awareness and lower infection rates of certain mosquito-borne viruses.
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