Continue reading the main story At book signings, Ms. Pacheco said, "80 percent of the public is women, which I didn't expect at all," because most of the readers of her blog appeared to be men, including customers who "wanted to see how I had rated their performance. But anyone who lives here knows that's not true. But experts say the real situation is far more complicated, which explains both Bruna's emergence and the strong reactions she has provoked.
Credit Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times As a result, some Brazilians have applauded Bruna's frankness and say it is healthy to get certain taboos out in the open, like what both she and academic researchers say is a national penchant for anal sex. But others decry her celebrity as one more noxious manifestation of free-market economics and globalization.
Now it's a professional option like anything else, and that's the truly shocking thing. On the contrary, you can regard the book as a kind of warning, because she talks of the unpleasant atmosphere and all the difficulties she faced. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. You may opt-out at any time. You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services.
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