Interesting pictures of the protests in Brazil...
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This is the city of Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia. It's called "Roma Negra" in Portuguese, or "Black Rome", for it's also the "capital" of the Afro-Brazilian culture. 3 in each 4 inhabitants of the city are blacks.
This is a popular party in Salvador:
This is carnival in Salvador:
This is a music festival in Salvador:
This was the protest held in Salvador last Sunday.
Did you notice anything?
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The ethnic composition of those in the protest is not that different from this particular group!
Credit to Bacchus for such a fine picture
I find it difficult to believe the pic is from Salvador but if you had a link to demonstrate that I'd be more than willing to accept your point. Although it still doesn't negate this one problematic aspect of the point you are trying to make:
People from Bahia Brazil
People from Dilma's cabinet.
Notice anything different?
It sort of made the protests become a joke, in fact
"Salvador. The largest Afro-Brazilian city. Find the black".
A good text about it.
http://www.diariodocentrodomundo.com.br/onde-estao-os-negros-no-protesto-de-salvador/
"Where are the blacks in the protest of Salvador" is the title. There are also hundreds of videos.
As for your question, as I said: Dilma is supported by the black community in these cities. They ignored the protests. What's your point?
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Thanks for sharing it with those of us who would have never seen it otherwise.
... held in São Luís, in the state of Maranhão.
4 in each 5 inhabitants of the city are black.
... such as Ana Setúbal, one of the owners of Itaú, the largest private bank of Latin America, which had a profit of 22 billion reais last year (23% more than in the previous one).
She's the one at the left, together with her other deprived socialite friends, holding the sign written "So? Will you just accept be robbed?". Her bank charges interest rates of almost 300% per year for using credit cards and was recently fined in 18.7 billion reais for tax evasion:
Other socialites such as Juliana Isen also decided to show up to ask Dilma to resign or for the military to intervene and at the same show their concern for the future of the nation:
People that are obviously suffering a lot under the present government...
But, first, let them take a selfie...
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With Batman...
This couple even brought their nanny to hold the camera!
Trouble with the police? Pfff. That's for the poor.
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What??? How the hell do you dare come here using something RED!!!!
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