The electoral decision Brazilians face is so divisive that the political filter on dating apps is "the most used by Brazilians," said Javier Tuiran, communications director for Bumble in Latin America
The law of physics that opposites attract is not always the case on dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Happn and Grindr—certainly not in Brazil's highly polarized dating world.
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In Brazil, supporting the right presidential candidate may actually get you a hot date. "Please tell me that you aren't a leftist, you are too pretty to be one," Vivian read in one message she received on the dating app Tinder.
But Vivian supports Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist who is one of two politicians facing off in a presidential runoff vote on October 30. So no match occurred, a sign of how politics has seeped into intimate everyday realms.
Indeed, the law of physics that opposites attract is not always the case on dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Happn and Grindr—certainly not in Brazil's highly polarized dating world.
"I am a leftist (and) I will ask who you vote for. It's important that we think alike," warns Gabriela S., a 25-year-old psychologist in Sao Paulo, on her Bumble profile. She asked to keep her surname private.
"It makes no sense for me to connect with people on the right," said Gabriela, who added that she wouldn't even enjoy a beer with someone who holds racist views or contempt for the LBGTQ community.