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Election eve in Brazil: from Herson Capri to Danilo Gentili, a map of which celebrities back each presidential candidate

Lula has the most endorsements among artists; Flávio Bolsonaro counts on sertanejo stars and influencers, and Caiado, Renan Santos and Augusto Cury have their own names.

Foto: Arte/Metrópoles

Lula (PT): the president has more than 150 declared supporters among artists, according to a Metrópoles tally. In music, they include Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, Duda Beat, BK and Tim Bernardes, plus Baco Exu do Blues and Filipe Ret, who spoke out on Oct. 1. Actors include Glória Pires, Debora Bloch, Sophie Charlotte and José de Abreu. The latest was Herson Capri, who posted a video saying he has always voted for Lula and considers him 'the best president' Brazil has had; he also backed Eduardo Paes for Rio governor, and the post split social media.

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL): musicians on his side include Amado Batista, Leonardo and Zezé Di Camargo. On Sept. 25, 16 influencers joined the 'Let's set Brazil right in the first round' push, among them former MTV VJ Penélope Nova, Firmino Cortada, Bruno Musa, Mônica Salgado and Gustavo Segré.

Other candidates: Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) is backed by Silvia Abravanel, daughter of Silvio Santos; Renan Santos (Missão) has TV host Danilo Gentili; and Augusto Cury (Avante) counts on singer Manoel Gomes, Nego do Borel, MC Doca and influencer Rayssa Buq. The first round takes place this Sunday (Oct. 4).

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