Time Magazine

Netflix’s Sobering Apocalypse in the Tropics Depicts the Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Brazilian Politics

• 18/07/2025

Por Emi Eleode In the opening shot of Apocalypse in the Tropics, the camera pans across a cracked canvas on which a group of nude figures, all with blurred expressions, seek shelter inside the protective cocoon of a cracked white egg. This detail is part of the enigmatic triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, a painting