In less than three weeks, Brazil -- the football team -- head to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar among the favourites to win it all. Not only do they top the FIFA rankings heading into the tournament, but they've lost just two competitive games in the past six years and they boast an established blend of veterans and youngsters, led by a coach, Tite, who is a national hero and a superstar, Neymar, who will likely break Pele's record as the country's all-time international goalscorer in Qatar or soon thereafter.
On Sunday, Brazil -- the nation -- heads to the polls in a bitterly contested runoff election pitting left-wing former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, against the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro.