Reuters: One million march across Brazil in biggest protests yet

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One million march across Brazil in biggest protests yet

 

An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country's biggest protests in two decades intensified despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations.

 

Undeterred by the reversal of transport fare hikes that sparked the protests, and promises of better public services, demonstrators marched around two international soccer matches and in locales as diverse as the Amazon capital of Manaus and the prosperous southern city of Florianopolis.

 

While the protests remained mostly peaceful, the growing number of participants led to occasional outbursts of violence and vandalism in some cities. In central Rio de Janeiro, where 300,000 people marched, police afterwards chased looters and dispersed people crowding into surrounding areas.

 

"Twenty cents was just the start," read signs held by many converging along the Avenida Paulista, the broad avenue in central São Paulo, referring to the bus fare reductions. Police there said 110,000 people lined the avenue.

 

[Cutter7]

We should be marching over the toll hikes in MD.

[grhqofb5]

If this gets out of hand, and leads to a general strike, 14 year old boys all over the world will be devastated.  It could mean the collapse of the Brazil's porn film industry, which represents their must lucrative export.  The U.N. may need to step in to reestablish order here.

[Jumbo]

I've considered moving to Florianopolis. Hope they will keep that starving riff raff out. Let them eat cake. Or be more American---eat twinkies. Better yet, be the Best You Can Be as John Belushi encouraged and make little chocolate doughnuts your Breakfast of Champions. 

[Rocky21]

I'm so old skool I remember when people protested en masse in this country.