We've made it, kids. After seven years of loyal friendship, inappropriate relationships, overly stupid decisions and not calling the cops ever, Pretty Little Liars has finally ended. A crazy, highly questionable, entertaining ending, but an ending. If, for whatever terrible decision making abilities you have, you are still watching this show and do not want to be spoiled, do not keep reading. If you are one of the very strong people who lasted the last seven years and have finally been set free, join me in mesmerizing how insane Til DeAth Do Us Part truly was.

Let me make this clear: as frustrating as it would have been not knowing who A.D. was, when episode 19 ended I had the very clear feeling of that being it. The story would have been nicely wrapped there, although with so many unanswered questions. But you were never expecting answers from Pretty Little Liars, were you? Where have you been the past seven years? Have you not listened to Spencer when she taught us hope breads eternal misery? Naïve of you.

With that in mind, all I truly expected from the finale was finding out who A.D. was and wrapping the girl's futures with a cute bow. From reading dedicated Instagram accounts, blog posts and watching a couple too many YouTube videos on theories, I was extremely ready for the Spencer has an evil twin storyline. Marlene did not fail me in this sense.

I have to admit watching Troian act as Alex was almost as fun as watching Mona be the badass bitch in command. But as much as I expected her existence, I did not expect her to be like that. And thank goodness, she was. Her crazy was believable, just as much as her need to be Spencer and be part of the bond these girls share. Hell, I want to be part of the bond these girls share! What didn't feel so great was the timeline presented by her story, the fact that she wasn't playing the game much sooner and how Jenna and Toby were the ones to figure this out.

Let's take a moment to talk about this, Toby slept with this girl and still it took Spencer answering what was her favorite poem for him to identify her? All whilst JENNA could recognize Alex in a five second conversation by, I don't know, smell?? Oh yeah, there was also Ezra who knew Spencer was not Spencer by an exchange of strange looks and of course, the horse, THE HORSE KNEW, TOBY, THE HORSE! Well okay sure. Sounds like a soul mate indeed. I'm not even mentioning her friends of 10+ years not being able to identify her either. And this show's main focus is friendship!!!!!!!! 

But this hour and a half episode offered us much more than just the A.D. reveal and a showcasing of how this group of idiots somehow grew brains during the one year jump, since they finally were able to figure out a mystery in less than 10 minutes. We saw not one, but two incredibly hideous wedding dresses, not at all surprising for Aria. We almost got to see Ezra die (which I wouldn't really complain about to be quite honest) on his wedding day. We got a wine-moms reunion and a tease to tell us we are never going to find out how the hell they got out of that basement. We got to see Wren again, unfortunately, right before he was eternalized by crazy Alex and found out he is the real father of the Emison twins (a let down, if you ask me, as I truly wished it would have been Peter Hastings - again). We got to see all of these high school couples unrealistically end up together and talk way too much about babies. We got to remember how badass yet very creepy Jenna has always been. We were even able to see Spencer [and Ali, but mostly Spencer, right? Ali hasn't done anything at all since she came back from the dead, let's be real] transform the Lost Woods Resort into a beautiful place with I have no clue which money, considering this girl got fired from her last job about a year ago... It was entertaining and cute and I must admit I even got teary eyed at their goodbye scene (maybe due to the happiness of finally being set free). 

In truth it was not the A.D. resolution that bothered me. I watched Gossip Girl, I know how this goes, no reveal would have truly made sense or been satisfying. If I were to criticize just one thing about the finale, really, it would be how the most wonderful element of this show took a back seat in order for the writers to focus on the A.D. storyline and the romance of it all. The strong and loyal friendship these girls shared was always the center of everything and it was quite frustrating to see the reveal and answers not being done by the group as a whole and this friendship not being the focus of this goodbye.

As much as it was lovely seeing them finally be happy and living a fear-free life (which is surprising considering the amount of trauma they have all been through), it would have been more interesting to see these girls go through the discovery side by side. More than that, I wanted to see these girls exchange moments and love and future plans and have chats about their careers. I wanted much more than just one goodby scene. I wanted the first scene. The snow globe scene. Multiple of those. 

But at least we got to see Mona prove to us all how she's the most intelligent human being in this crazy town, the only one looking at the big picture and finally winning this game like the real Queen she is, always saving the Liars, despite being treated like crap by all of them, time and time again, when in truth she deserved to have been made an official Liar ages ago. All hail, Queen Mona! May Janel Parrish now invade all our screens showcasing the talent she so very clearly possesses. 

It was a lot of fun accompanying the crazy and inappropriate choices this show made over the past seven years, but an end has finally come. I loved hating it and hated loving it. 

"For some reason, this feels like this is the end of something."

This is a recent and unexpected development, but it still makes complete sense, doesn't it? You do creative things with your hands without the need of much material and you make a friend extremely happy with how they look. Why on earth would any of these things not make you smile?

It may be that my Brazilianness is finally showing, but I have become not only obsessed with coffee, but also with the experience of having "a cafézinho". It's a hot drink, with maybe something sweet but not necessarily, preferably in great company, whilst having a quick catch-up conversation. It can take 10 minutes or a couple hours. Completely lacking commitment or structure but always full of lightness and warmth. So very Brazilian.

Yes, it is annoying to have mosquitos buzzing around you and Rio is not exactly the nicest climate for staying outside so it may be the winter talking here, but there is nothing that changes my mood quite as effectively as putting me somewhere outdoors. It can be as simple as taking a walk around the block, seeing the sunshine hit the street, or as complicated as going somewhere completely new, hiking and being revolved by nature. There's a reason I dream of a very light filled house of my own after all.. I think life stole this feeling away from me when I moved into an apartment at the age of 10. Let it not ever escape my mind again.

Do I really need to say more?

First one in our plans was Ben Affleck's new movie, in which he attempts to make the most boring job ever seem exciting. Some one should have warned him. Accounting is boring even if you add talented actors, family drama and a few guns. 

As the daughter of an accountant who admits to himself that his career is utterly boring, I did not have high expectations at all. Even if I do think Ben Affleck is a good actor, find Anna Kendrick incredibly endearing and J.K. Simmons acting superb. There is only so much quality acting can do to a movie. 

Don't get me wrong, it is a perfectly fine film. It's just entertaining enough to watch on Netflix on a lazy sunday. It's just not good enough to make my movie ticket worth it. 

Despite the multiple fight scenes and the dramatic rides it takes you on, the movie falls flat most of its run. Trying to be too much at the same time, it ends up rushing way too much through the various story lines. Never does it quite make you understand or connect with Christian, let's you truly believe in the pseudo romantic relationship between him and Dana, fully tells you who Medina and Ray King are or actually serve to raise awareness on autism. Not to mention the couple of very cliche reveals at the end. Maybe if one or two story lines were dropped, characters would have gotten a more well-rounded portrayal and the movie would consequently be more satisfying. But that doesn't really happen.

Still, I praise Jon Bernthal, whose comedic timing and charisma were undoubtedly flawless, and Anna Kendrick, trying to make the most out of the very father-daughter chemistry she had with Affleck while it was supposed to be romantic. 

Let me preface this by saying: I have not read the book. My opinions are based solely on what the movie is. I do not know if the storyline was changed or if the build up is less insane than it appeared to be in the movie.

Honestly, there was so much I could not wrap my head around in this movie. I really wanted to like it, I truly did, because I love Emily Blunt. But I just could not. It was way too much. just simply too much.

I had watched the trailer for it a while back, when it was released, so I expected it to be quite a thriller and a crazy exciting ride. But during the first half or so of the movie, it felt like a melodrama. Not that I don't appreciate melodrama, it just was not what I had intended to watch. Only halfway in did I start to actually feel some of that characteristic nervousness that comes with watching thrillers. And unfortunately, by then, I had already correctly guessed who our villain was, which only makes it almost as infuriating as reading a Dan Brown novel. 

The truth, however, is that these details are not the biggest issue with The Girl on the Train. It's biggest issue is trying way too hard on giving the audience gasp-inducing twists and turns on the very last few minutes of the movie and not focusing enough energy on constructing an interesting story throughout the entire 2 hours.

Add to that the fact that I thought the movie had ended about 3 or 4 times before it actually did.

Once again, another one that was just enough entertaining to watch on Netflix, but not enough to get you to the movies. 

Now this one. This one I would pay about 3 movie tickets to go watch again and again. I'd pay for my friends and family. I'd lend it out to anyone who asked. In fact, I keep recommending it to all my acquaintances. This is a mandatory movie. Especially if you, like me, are a privileged white person.

Not ironically, on the 9th, after spending the entire day in a mix of sadness and despair, I decided to dedicate my evening to watching this movie, which was recommended by a women of color who went to Law School with me and is currently an activist for black rights in Brazil, on a Facebook post commenting the Trump win. It could not have been a better recommendation.

The 13th is a documentary made by Netflix and Ava DuVernay, director of Selma. Although I know Netflix has an incredible range of documentaries, I had never watched any of their original ones, other than the docu-series Making a Murderer (also a highly recommended watch if you are still late to that party). The documentary portrays the prison system in the USA and how the 13th Amendment of the American Constitution was used throughout the years to "recycle" slavery into the criminalization of people of color. 

It's a deeply disturbing and moving look into racism, criminality, politics, capitalism and institutionalized slavery, which definitely drove me into a range of anger and need to act. Right now, more than ever. Especially as, having studied criminology and the brazilian penal system in Law School, I could easily parallel the american system with the brazilian criminal system, since many a times we borrowed american theories such as the Three Strikes and You're Out. And I never felt more sick and revolted about it. But also, as a privileged white woman, never had I felt so enlightened, empathetic and understanding of what it feels like to be a person of color in a society that automatically discards you as a lesser. Never felt so certain of the necessity of being an ally.

If I can ask you any favor, I would like to ask you to watch this movie. ASAP.

For months now I have been taking mental notes on exciting movies, TV shows and books to come, so why not make a blog post about them, right? 

As many of you probably know, Will is a british Youtuber whose videos are both emotional and beautiful. Although Youtuber books are something of a pet peeve at this point, Will had a brilliant and touching idea for his. Wanting to make a book about love, he decided to request letters from his followers about love, old love, new love, lost of love, all types of love experiences. With these letters in hand, Will made a selection of his favorites and thus This Modern Love was born. Brilliant, beautiful and touching. I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy.

The book has been out since last month and you can order yourself one here.

Now to this news my teenage self died. The Lemony Snicket book series was, probably, my favorite tied with Harry Potter. I loved the rhythm of the books, the writing style, the language, the tone, everything was incredibly gripping and exciting in this fictional world. So when the Jim Carrey movie came out, I was highly disappointed. Yeah, it's an okay movie, but with the cast they had (I mean, Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and the kids perfect casting) combined with the story, my expectations were much higher than an "okay movie". So much of the books was lost in translation and the rearranging of the events felt completely wrong. 

This time, however, considering we will have an entire Netflix show to deal with the huge 13 + extra books story, I have a better feeling about it. Not only because there will be more time to explore nuances, but also since Netflix has been regularly making some of the best shows on air lately. Add to that the fact that Neil Patrick Harris is looking pretty perfect as evil/creepy/crazy Count Olaf. Filming has already begun, but no release date has been given by Netflix as of yet.

To be truly honest, for a hardcore Harry Potter nerd, I was really not that excited about all the new stories coming out. It felt to me like too much was being added while the story had already had a pretty well rounded ending. So when The Cursed Child became a  play, which wasn't even written by Rowling, part of me felt like it was wrong. Don't be mistaken, I am still very much in love with Harry Potter. Last time we went to Universal Studios, I was ecstatic and basically wanted to live in the Harry Potter Universe. But the additions to the story kept feeling misplaced.

However, all my feelings changed when I watched the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie trailer. It was light but exciting, much like the first few Harry Potter movies. The characters and scenarios were completely new. But the magic was the same. And it all felt very much right.

As if that wasn't enough for my Harry Potter loving heart, J.K. Rowling will release three new titles on Hogwarts and some of its stories and anecdotes, which completely fills my nerdy needs with joy.

As if all my childhood favorites coming back wasn't enough, Disney decided to make a live action version of one of the best Disney Princess movies of all time. With Emma Watson as the Beauty and Dan Stevens as Beast, the teaser promises a very faithful reproduction of the animated version. And if any of the musical numbers are as good as the originals, there is no reason to not be excited about this one. 

Last year I made a book review post on 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, which if you haven't already you can read here. Back then I had already mentioned Selena Gomez's production company had bought the rights to produce a movie version of the book years ago and yet nothing had evolved since. At the end of last year, however, Selena finally broke the amazing news that 13 Reasons Why had been sold as a new series for Netflix, which I could not be more excited about. Not only am I grateful because Netflix has proven itself capable of dealing with intense and difficult issues with conscience, truthfulness and care (see OITNB and Jessica Jones, for example) but also because a serialized version of this story really does seem the best way to explore it. Perfect business move, Selena. 

I only wish it would come out this month, as September is National Suicide Prevention Month in the US.

After the excitement of the Olympics and watching everyone be so involved and happy around Rio during the three week event, I can only hope the same excitement is around for the Paralympic athletes and stars. The Paralympics will start September 7th, 2016. Every game and competition is a little bit different from what goes on the Olympics, as they have to be adapted to the paralympic athletes, which only makes it more of an interesting watch. These real life superheros definitely deserve recognition, cheerfulness and love from the audience and this town. Look out for the channels that will be showing the competitions starting this week! If you are a fellow Brazilian you may catch them on TV Brasil or SporTV.

No, I am not talking about the perfect debut single from Demi Lovato's first album. La La Land is the musical romantic dramedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (yes, again) coming out very very soon. I fell completely head over heals with this movie by just watching the teaser trailer and knowing that it involved Ryan and Emma. When I read the story was about an actress and a jazz pianist falling in love, it was enough. 

Having already been shown in Film Festivals, the movie has been getting amazing receptions, with high note reviews in almost every department, convincing me that the feeling the trailer had given me initially shall not let me down. I need this movie, I need it now.

Man, this list is getting me all happy and excited, and I didn't even mention everything! What movies, shows and books are you excited for?