Using the Brazilian context as a backdrop, this text reflects on the intersection of aging and care during the pandemic. Based on data collected by a study conducted in the period leading up to Covid-19 – 2019 – and other studies during the pandemic, the aim is to highlight the connective links between these two moments. Despite the hyper exposure of older people during the pandemic, including stigmatization and different levels of violence, it is possible to see that it was more of an exacerbation of visibility, but not something new. In the case of the intersection of care and old age, we could say that a major public secret came to light.
Keywords
Old age; Covid-19; Care; Public policies