With a scant 28 days left before the World Cup, the streets of Brazil have been filled with burning barricades, armored military vehicles, and thousands of indignant citizens demanding that their voices be heard.
In São Paulo, an estimated 1,200 protesters gathered Thursday evening on Paulista Avenue as part of the International Day of World Cup Resistance — a series of demonstrations coordinated across the country to express public discontent ahead of the mega athletic event.
As the procession began, a giant skeleton wearing a Brazilian jersey danced among the crowd while protesters performed theatrical skits, played music, and erected banners.
At the end of the street, a projector beamed government-spending statistics (“Only 0.4 percent of the resources going to the World Cup is private investment”) onto the façade of a large building. The march, organized by the Popular Committee for the World Cup, appeared to be one of the most creative, orderly expressions of resistance yet. More + photos...
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In São Paulo, an estimated 1,200 protesters gathered Thursday evening on Paulista Avenue as part of the International Day of World Cup Resistance — a series of demonstrations coordinated across the country to express public discontent ahead of the mega athletic event.
As the procession began, a giant skeleton wearing a Brazilian jersey danced among the crowd while protesters performed theatrical skits, played music, and erected banners.
At the end of the street, a projector beamed government-spending statistics (“Only 0.4 percent of the resources going to the World Cup is private investment”) onto the façade of a large building. The march, organized by the Popular Committee for the World Cup, appeared to be one of the most creative, orderly expressions of resistance yet. More + photos...
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