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Bennyboy

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55. Rocking today....

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 06:58 PM

Jun 2013

Overview of protests in Rio de Janeiro at June 17 (VIDEO): https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200782421514264&set=vb.485088638179751&type=2&theater

The protests have continued and today...

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilian protesters hit the streets of Rio and 80 other cities in the largest public demonstration in more than thirty years.

A sea of people protesting right now in #RiodeJaneiro, #Brasil! Police estimate crowd to be 300,000 (source: http://bit.ly/15ogzp1), but it's probably twice as much!

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It is ON in Brazil right now.... [View all] Bennyboy Jun 2013 OP

Here is a link to an article BainsBane Jun 2013 #1

Will McCain and Lady Linsdsey call for an invasion? rurallib Jun 2013 #2

If they do, their selling all their oil . . . aggiesal Jun 2013 #42

Livestream info here: Earth_First Jun 2013 #3

NOt so fast. Occupy is dead. I heard it here. Occupy is dead. This must be photoshop. nm rhett o rick Jun 2013 #4

The streets are made golden, with people! reformist2 Jun 2013 #5

Fight World Tyranny - Who's Street's? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #6

whoa. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #7

have they had enough of being spied on by their "transparent" politicians? nt msongs Jun 2013 #8

Gold.. Lotta people.... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #9

And to think the ruling party calls themselves the Partido dos Trabalhadores FrodosPet Jun 2013 #46

Sao Paulo rich and poor ErikJ Jun 2013 #10

Amazing photo. secondvariety Jun 2013 #12

Read this from a magazine I subscribe to ErikJ Jun 2013 #20

Wow. Bennyboy Jun 2013 #18

That picture says it all marions ghost Jun 2013 #22

How... Johnny Noshoes Jun 2013 #43

This is just the tip of the iceberg Iliyah Jun 2013 #11

Report from San Paulo: Massive Police Violence Against Nonviolent Protesters Bennyboy Jun 2013 #13

Photo SamKnause Jun 2013 #14

world cup website hacked to show police violence against protestors, pretty crazy Bennyboy Jun 2013 #15

Shit. Not going to be "sem violencia" for much longer. Warpy Jun 2013 #27

Is this live? Thanks n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #29

The kind of money being spent for the football world cup malaise Jun 2013 #16

They are also forcing folks out of the flavela to make room for Olympic justiceischeap Jun 2013 #33

That's the way in which international sports facilitate the gentrification malaise Jun 2013 #34

Same thing will happen in Turkey, if G*d forbid. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #37

Photo Bennyboy Jun 2013 #17

K&R. Yes please! Overseas Jun 2013 #19

K&R! Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #21

Great news and great photo. love_katz Jun 2013 #23

Hopefully they'll get more results than OWS did Doctor_J Jun 2013 #24

OWS does just fine...... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #49

Like I said Doctor_J Jun 2013 #51

This is the color of change. mbperrin Jun 2013 #25

This is what the owners of our government fear. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #26

They did, Occupy was a terrorist organization nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #30

it is the ONLY thing they fear datasuspect Jun 2013 #32

Thank you, Bennyboy!!!!! ReRe Jun 2013 #28

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #31

Indonesia today too... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #35

The 1% are scared, as they well should be. Thank you for the thread! Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #38

Remember, Brazil hosts the World Cup (2014) and the Olympics (2016) DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #36

Now that's how you protest! Initech Jun 2013 #39

The Paulistas on the right routinely commute via armored limo KamaAina Jun 2013 #40

the country's elite who get the cash from the budget from working their cushy Divine Discontent Jun 2013 #41

Can they include in their list of grievances the decimation of the Amazon? 'Cuz if it goes... we'll Flaxbee Jun 2013 #44

listen up class smknz Jun 2013 #45

Be careful, everyone. The 1% might notice (OK, they probably won't, and care even less.) blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #47

5th consecutive day of protest In Bulgaria against government corruption Bennyboy Jun 2013 #48

Calling George W. Bush... Calling George W. Bush jpak Jun 2013 #50

Madison South! nt postulater Jun 2013 #52

TODAY< Thrusday, more protesters, more protests. Bennyboy Jun 2013 #53

Pics starting to roll in...... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #54

More pics Bennyboy Jun 2013 #56

Rocking today.... Bennyboy Jun 2013 #55

41 injured admitted to Rio's Souza Aguiar hospital Catherina Jun 2013 #57

A million people across Brazil say "it's not about 20 cents" Bennyboy Jun 2013 #58