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Brazil middle-class anger turns to Fifa cups
Fifa boss Joseph Blatter is the most hated person in Brazil today. With his caustic comments on the ongoing protests in several cities across the country, Blatter has provoked young demonstrators and might have added to the problems of Brazilian governors and federal government. On Tuesday, as thousands of people were rallying here against the bus fare hikes and public spending on 2014 World Cup ...
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Soccer-Neymar wants safer healthier and more honest Brazil
FORTALEZA, Brazil, June 20 (Reuters) - Brazil forward Neymar has voiced his support for the protesters who have taken to the streets of Brazil in the last few days to demand less corruption and more spending on health, safety and transport. "I'm Brazilian and I love my country. I have a family and friends who live in Brazil. For that reason, I want a Brazil which is more just, safer, ...
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The Lede Tear Gas Fired Outside Stadium in Brazil but Protest Still Spreads Inside
A Brazilian blogger named Rafael Salvador posted video on YouTube on Wednesday that showed protesters fleeing tear gas on Avenida Alberto Craveiro in the city of ...
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Brazil protesters win U-turn on fare rises
Brazil 's two biggest cities have made a U-turn on public transport fare increases in the face of mass protests that have overshadowed the country's build up to next year's World Cup.In advance of major demonstrations on Thursday, the leaders of So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro announced that bus and subway price rises will be rescinded, but it is far from certain that this will be ...
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Brazils Leftist Governing Party Born of Protests Is Perplexed by Revolt
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Few options for Brazil leader Rousseff in facing down protesters demands
Fans hold a sign "Tribute to reform. No corruption. Go ahead Selecao" prior to the soccer Confederations Cup group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando ...
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Wave of protests continue across Brazil
Brazil , authorities in various cities have started to cave in to demonstrators' demands by reversing recent increases in public transport fares. Anger at the rising cost of using overcrowded and dilapidated buses and trains sparked the demonstrations but it is unclear if the climbdown by authorities will bring them to an end now that marchers have started attacking endemic political ...
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Sao Paulo to reverse fares hike
Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad and state governor Geraldo Alckmin said at a joint news conference that the fare increase has been abandoned. It is not yet clear what impact the U-turn will have on the street protests that have broken out in several Brazilian cities. The demonstrations have evolved into communal outcries that have moved well beyond the original demand that public transportation ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ___ "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ___ "We're out ...
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Voices From Within Brazils Protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country: ——— "I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." -- Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia. ...
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New clashes in Brazil security forces deployed
Brazilian protesters outraged over spending on next year's World Cup clashed with police, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the ...
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Brazil to deploy special forces
Brazil is to deploy federal police special forces in five major cities in an effort to stem a week of protests against poor public services, corruption and the high cost of staging the 2014 football World ...
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Soccer March Preceded by Protests in Fortaleza Brazil
Brasilia, June 19 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of demonstrators marched today on avenues of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza and collided with the police in the proximities of the stadium Arena de Castelao, which receives one of the matches for the Confederations Soccer Cup. The protestants started the march in the Airport Avenue and later they went on the Alberto Craviero, leading to the Arena de ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country:---"I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." - Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia.---"We're out of ...
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Voices from Brazils protests
Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country:---"I'm here because I depend on public transportation which is terrible. Public transportation should not be for profit. I'm here to say we need better buses and better service." - Maira Zenon, graphic designer, 27, attending protest in Brasilia.---"We're out of ...
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Image of Gas Attack Against Lone Brazilian Woman Goes Viral
Associated Press photographer Victor R. Caivano captured this powerful image of a military police officer pepper-spraying a female protester during a demonstration in Rio on Monday night, June 17, ...
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Crowd of 30000 overruns police cordon ahead of Brazil football match
South America Violent clashes have erupted in the northern city of Fortaleza in the hours leading to a Confederations Cup match with Mexico. Dozens were hurt as riot police unleashed tear gas and barrage of rubber bullets at a crowd of some 30,000 Brazilian protesters. Images and video of the demonstration just outside of the north-eastern city depicted throngs of protesters marching down a ...
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Brazil Pepper-Spray Photo Highlights Exposure Risks
The Internet is buzzing over a photo of a woman getting sprayed in the face at close range with what appears to be pepper spray by a riot police officer in Rio de Janeiro (see above). The photo was reportedly taken on Monday, amid mass demonstrations in the ...
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The Lede Readers Debate Brazil’s Protests
began over an increase in bus fares , have expanded this week into a wide-ranging popular indictment of the nation's ruling class. As the unrest has intensified, Brazilian readers of The New York Times have attempted to explain the protests to a curious audience in comments posted on this site in English and Portuguese."Protests in my country are a reflection of a corrupt ...
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Video Protesters take to Sao Paulo streets burn tires
Protesters burn tires, block a highway in Sao Paulo not far from the stadium where Brazil is due to face off with Mexico in the Condeferations Cup. Rough Cut (No reporter ...
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Police in fierce clashes with protesters in Brazil
Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters around Brazil as demonstrations continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and rising ...
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Neymar shines as Brazil account for Mexico
Neymar all but fired Brazil to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as they saw off the challenge of Mexico, 2-0, in the Group A clash at Estadio Castelao. Brazil won their opening match against Japan and the three points from tonight means they are in pole position to progress to the next stage, while in contrast, Mexico's cup ambitions look to be over after they also lost their ...
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Why Brazil was burning
>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- Presidents, prime ministers and assorted rulers, consider that you have been warned: A massive protest can ...
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Why Brazil was burning
>Editor's note: Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist for The Miami Herald and World Politics Review. A former CNN producer and correspondent, she is the author of "The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television. " Follow her on Twitter: @FridaGColumns.(CNN) -- Presidents, prime ministers and assorted rulers, consider that you have been warned: A massive protest can ...
Rio de Janeiro Digest
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Rio's uphill battle to host the Games
Rio de Janeiro has many aspects, it is the party capital of Brazil, the internationally recognized face of the country, the most visited city in Brazil, the crime capital of South America, a city with some of the highest drug use statistics and, more recently, the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Winning that particular war has not been easy.
Rio de Janeiro, this bustling city of 6 million people (14 million if one includes the greater metro area) is the second largest city in Brazil and is famous for its statue Christ the Redeemer, which sits atop Corcovado Mountain and has looked down upon the city for almost 100 years. It is also famous for the internationally known Carnivale, the city’s samba schools, the fabulous beaches that grace our shoreline and Sugarloaf Mountain with its ancient cable car. Read more
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