Brazil: Barbeque as Protest in São Paulo

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http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/05/17/brazil-barbeque-as-protest-in-sao-paulo/

A new kind of protest has become an internet “hit” in Brazil, promoted by a new social class: the “different people” who participated in a churrascão (big barbeque).

The protest was in response to the withdrawal of permission by the government of Sao Paulo to build a subway station in Higienópolis, following a petition signed by 3,500 residents from the upscale neighborhood of the capital of Sao Paulo. Note: All the links in this post lead to Portuguese language posts except when otherwise noted.

The news caused outrage among the citizens of Sao Paulo and the case was widely discussed on Twitter, becoming a trending topic with the hashtags #Higienopolis and #GenteDiferenciada (different people). The terms spread on the web after the publication of an interview suggesting that the subway would lead to the arrival of “drug addicts, beggars, a different people, promoting the degradation of its sacred streets and increasing the number of police incidents.”

A communal barbeque in protest against the neighborhood elite was promptly organized on Facebook, and in two days more than 55,000 people accepted the invitation to participate:

Barbecue of the different people
When: Saturday, May 14
Where: In front of Higienópolis Mall
Schedule: 2pm
Dress code: Different
*Bring beach chairs, cachaça, farofa, portable sound system, and anything you want. Mulata women smothered in tanning oil will be welcome.

It happened as scheduled. Look:

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1. Commie Pinko Dirtbag's cookin' Johnsonville brats!!

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