Awesome Lightning Mantra
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Globo, FIFA... The actual extent of the corruption is debatable.
Even if they are a minority, the media will portray them as the rule rather than the exception, and that's why it's so annoying to have these assholes around.
edited 17th Jun '13 6:42:02 PM by Teraus
"You cannot judge a system if your judgement is determined by the system."
Well, thank God. I was worried this revolution would take a turn for the worse.
Translation: Apparently the Legislative power has approved a law that essentially makes them above all other three powers, making the legislative essentially all-powerful.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."
scratching at .8, just hopin'
My Portuguese is a little rusty. I believe the proper response is "Filho de puta!", yes?
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Took the words right out of my mouth.
[and "Filho da Puta" is more common, but "de puta" isn't wrong either].
"All you Fascists bound to lose."
scratching at .8, just hopin'
I didn't know how to adjust it to plural since there seems to be more than one of them.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.
@Teraus
It really pisses me off when I see those guys on TV, if they were really there for the cause, they wouldn't carry molotov cocktails and break stores from people who have nothing to do with anything. I hope to god that they don't get away with it.
Oh if you want plural, then it is "Filhos da puta".
I agree. They stain this protest.
edited 17th Jun '13 6:51:52 PM by Gaon
"All you Fascists bound to lose."
Awesome Lightning Mantra
Fortunately, things were a lot more civilized in Brasília. At least, as far as I was concerned.
edited 17th Jun '13 6:52:29 PM by Teraus
"You cannot judge a system if your judgement is determined by the system."
There was a little crowd that was causing a ruckus at some point, a group of punks apparently. They got in the water mirrors, started throwing water at cops, but they got silenced pretty quickly without too much confusion.
Awesome Lightning Mantra
It's strange to go back to my little routine tomorrow after this... Oh, well.
"You cannot judge a system if your judgement is determined by the system."
We can't stop though, that would be a waste. 
edited 17th Jun '13 7:38:34 PM by runoeddie
These protests, do they only happen in the main cities (does anyone know which ones, by the way?) or do they also reach the rural areas?
I found this list, I don't know how many of these already happened or if there are more cities than these, but these are the ones with Facebook events.
Alfenas/MG
Aracaju/SE
Araraquara/SP
Araçatuba/SP
Americana/SP
Anápolis/GO
Bauru/SP
Belém/PA
Belo Horizonte
Betim/MG
Brasília/DF
Balneário Camboriu - SC
Blumenau/SC
Cachoeiro/ES
Campinas/SP
Campo Grande MS
Campos de Goytacazes/RJ
Campo Mourão/PR
Cascavel/PR
Caxias do Sul/RS
Cuiabá/MT
Curitiba/PR
Criciúma/SC
Dourados/MS
Duque de Caxias/RJ
Itajaí/SC
Feira de Santana/BA
Franca/SP
Florianópolis/SC
Fortaleza/CE
Foz do Iguaçu/PR
Goiânia/GO
Guaratinguetá/SP
Guarulhos/SP
Indaiatuba/SP
Itabira/MG
Itu/SP
Jaguarão/RS
Joinville/SC
João Pessoa/PB
Juiz de Fora/MG
Itabira/MG
Lages/SC
Londrina/MG
Manaus/AM
Macaé/RJ
Macapá/AM
Maceió/AL
Manaus/AM
Maringá/PR
Maranhão
Mogi das Cruzes/SP
Montes Claros/MG
Mossoró/RN
Natal/RN
Niterói/RJ
Nova Friburgo/RJ
Palmas/TO
Paranaguá/PR
Pato Branco/PR
Patos de Minas/Minas Gerais
Pelotas/RS
Petrolina/PE
Petrópois/RJ
Piracicaba
Pirassununga/SP
Ponta Grossa/PR
Porto Alegre/RS
Porto Velho/RO
Recife/PE
Resende/RJ
Rio Claro/SP
Ribeirão Preto - SP
Rio Claro/SP
Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Rio Grande/RS
Salvador/BA
Santa Maria/RS
São Bernardo do Campo/SP
São Carlos/SP
São José dos Campos/SP
São José do Rio Preto/SP
São Luís/MA
Santarém/PA
Santos/SP
Saquarema/RJ
Sobral/CE
Sorocaba/SP
São Bernardo do Campo
São Gonçalo
São Paulo/SP
Serra Talhada – PE
Teresina/PI
Uberaba/MG
Uberlândia/MG
Venâncio Aires/RS
Viçosa/MG
Vitória/ES
Vitória da Conquista/BA
Volta Redonda/RJ
edited 17th Jun '13 8:09:42 PM by runoeddie
He Who Got Gud
I felt good reading the list. The people are speaking Keep us updated, stay safe, and change stuff!
The most edgy person on the Internet.
Dark Knight Lv.19
Back in one piece! Thankfully the police didn't use any brute force today. For what I have seen, the protest in São Paulo was pacific, with some minor ocurrences, which I didn't witnessed myself. Gods, I've never seen so many people in my entire life, they occupied an entire brigde... "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Vinagré!"
Our mayor said that the fare can't be reduced, but it's not like his statement will end the protests any time soon. There's another one already scheduled for today.
Also, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga are on our side. For all things I expected from today, this certainly wasn't one of them.
"......Huh?" Myself, 2014.
São Paulo was the most peaceful by far, nothing bad happened, everything went better than expected.
Well except for the number of people, there should have been many more than what showed up in the end.
Rio de Janeiro had the most people (more than 100.000), it was really cool seeing the ocean of people on the streets. Too bad some idiots decided it would be a good idea to try to break into the legislature building and burn vehicles on the streets.
edited 17th Jun '13 8:46:16 PM by runoeddie
Dark Knight Lv.19
Yeah, over 250k people confirmed in the Facebook event, but obviously there wasn't that much in the streets, but we were enough to fill the Estaiada Bridge entirely.
It was really bad to see those things happening in Rio. Unfortunately, riots and protests are the perfect scenarios for vandals and robbers to spread chaos, so situations like that are pretty inevitable. Even here a guy threw some kind of bomb into Globo's building, thankfully the entire crowd booed him and told him to stop.
"......Huh?" Myself, 2014.
Eclipse the Moon
I must say, any protesters who use "Liberty. Equality. Brotherhood. Vinegar" earns a huge ![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_up_emoticon_3268.png "[thumb up]"){kind=small}
in my books. Good luck with the demonstrations for those participating!
(Does this protest have a catchy name yet? Like "Vinegar Revolution" or whatnot?)
edited 17th Jun '13 11:10:43 PM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Some people are calling it Salad Uprising or Salad/Vinegar Revolt. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
edited 17th Jun '13 11:48:29 PM by runoeddie
Eclipse the Moon
Oh goody, now I can call the another catchy name outside of "Occupy Balsamic".
I'm having to learn to pay the price
So, why vinegar?
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -Drunkscriblerian
Awesome Lightning Mantra
Because vinegar is effective against tear gas, and some cops were attempting to prohibit it in a recent protest in São Paulo, or so I've heard.
"You cannot judge a system if your judgement is determined by the system."
Eclipse the Moon
Apparently a copper arrested a journalist in the initial protests for the dastardly crime of carrying vinegar in a public place
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Um... I see a hole for fish and chips... Not just as a sales-thing, but as an excuse.
Police officer: "Oi, you: is that vinegar?!"
Protester: "Yes. It's also part of lunch." <waves fish, chips and peas... followed by the vinegar> "See? I'm cutting back on the mayo as part of a calorie-counting thing I've started."
edited 18th Jun '13 9:06:33 AM by Euodiachloris
Any particular companies that benefit from or perpetrate the corruption? It would be good to know how to aim boycott campaigns, especially if these companies are multinational and the protests can drum up international support.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.