8月下旬，奥古斯托·库里在接受巴西收视率最高的新闻节目采访后，民调支持率意外上升。
Augusto Cury unexpectedly rose in the polls in late August after giving an interview on Brazil’s most-watched news programme.
库里先生的支持率在受过教育的年轻人和厌倦两极分化的选民中有所增加。
Mr Cury’s support increased among educated young people and voters who are sick of polarisation.
作为一名治疗师和畅销励志书作家，他自称中间派：“我的头脑承载着右派最好的一面，我的心承载着左派最好的一面”。他的著作聚焦于如何管理压力，可能吸引一代焦虑的青年。
A therapist and best-selling author of self-help books, he bills himself as a centrist: “my mind carries the best of the right and my heart carries the best of the left”. His books, which focus on how to manage stress, may appeal to a generation of anxious youth.
一首非官方竞选歌曲唱道：“我们不要牛排也不要枪，我们要利培酮”，指代一种抗焦虑药物。
One unofficial campaign anthem goes “we don't want steak or guns, we want rivotril,” in reference to an anxiety medication.