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RIO DE JANEIRO — Julia Mariano says the night of June 20, 2013, was like being in "an American action movie."
An estimated 1 million protesters filled Brazilian streets, including 300,000 in her native Rio de Janeiro, to demand better public services and protest the massive costs of mega-events such as the 2014 World Cup in the face of Brazil's widespread poverty and corruption. The scene turned violent. Police fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets into the crowds, hitting destructive and non-destructive demonstrators alike. Protesters bled. In São Paulo, at least one died.
In Rio, Mariano and her compatriots tried to flee the violence Read more...
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