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classycarolinagirl

Never underestimate the power of good morning texts, apologies, and random compliments.

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brazilwonders

Brazil is more than just soccer, forests and carnival.

Arrasou.

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“Where’s the respect?” Was the question made by FIFA’s leader when the stadium booed at Brazil’s president.

Mr. Blatter, you made this question while sitting in the most expensive stadium toever host a game in the confederations cup.

Of course, this expensive stadium and your fancy hotel and...

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Foi lindo. Cheguei ao centro de Porto Alegre às 18h15 e quase 10 mil pessoas estavam em frente à prefeitura entoando gritos de desagravo aos disparates brasileiros. Muitos reduzem o evento a uma farra de jovens de classe média contra o aumento da tarifa dos ônibus. Contudo, fora muito mais. Os gritos versaram o descalabro dos gastos públicos com a Copa do Mundo, a fanfarrice da impunidade na política e a arbitrariedade dos políticos cujo poder emana do povo, a quem tanto vilipendiam. Que venham mais protestos desse porte! (by f-u-c-k-b-i-l-d-e-r)

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So, to all of you who follow me and who are not from Brazil, you should read this, and please reblog, if you can.

These are some photos of what is happening to our country today. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are facing protest all over the cities. To fight for their rights. Our country is facing actions from the government which are, in many ways, similar to a dictatorship, even though it is still a democracy. The protests started because the bus fee raised 20 brazilian cents. Which doesn’t seem that much, but you all should know that millions of brazilians live with a monthly income of no more than 700 brazilian reais (something like 350 american dollars). Some people live and raise families with that money. Monthly. To these people, $0,20 for each bus means a lot.

But the thing is: what initially was intended to be a protest against the bus fee turned into a protest against the government. A government that every year, steals millions of dollars of their people, in their own benefit. A government so corrupt, the population got used to it, and make jokes about it. In this country, a school teacher has a yearly income of $8400. The governors, on the other side, earn, for the same time, about $300.000. To work less. And they don’t even show up to work. And besides that salary, they steal.

And now, people are going to the streets. And the response is photographed. The government is brutally attacking everyone. I mean everyone. Protesters, pedestrians, reporters, photographers. Everyone. For no reason. They just attack. And bomb. And hurt.

The media is absolutely corrupted. The brazilian media makes it look like a violent act, that has to be fought with equal violence. That is a lie. 15 thousand people are going to the streets of Sao Paulo with no guns, no fire, no weapons. And they are being hurt, persecuted, and arrested. Some of them have to pay bail fees up to $20.000.

If you came all the way down here, please, reblog this. Help making the world know what is really going on here. This country, this beautiful country, with beautiful beaches, and women, and music, is now screaming in protest. This is the country in which the World Cup will be in 2014. A country that worries about the World Cup much more than it worries about the welfare of its citizens.

It’s sad being here. But we’re fighting.