By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/in-photos-brazilian-protesters-clash-with-police Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter In Photos: Brazilian Protesters Clash With Police World Jun 21, 2013 12:14 PM EDT View photos of Brazil’s protests in the city of Curitiba. An estimated million people crowded Brazilian streets overnight, capping a week’s worth of anti-government protests. Despite attempts to keep the demonstrations peaceful, by chanting “No violence! No violence!”, some people smashed windows and burned buildings. The protesters reportedly don’t have a common message, but some are disturbed that the country is pouring billions into preparing for the World Cup and Olympics, while they feel education and health care are being neglected. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency Cabinet meeting on Friday to address the unrest. Vinicius Ferreira of Youth Journalism International, which has a partnership with our Extra student and teacher website, took photos of the clashes between protesters and riot police in the city of Curitiba in southern Brazil, about 210 miles southwest of Sao Paulo. Related Resources In April 2012, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met in Washington with President Obama on issues of education, energy and trade: In Brazil, Women’s Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families Brazil Elects First Female President We’ll have more on the protests in Brazil on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. View all of our World coverage and our June 2010 reports on Brazil’s global market push. Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
View photos of Brazil’s protests in the city of Curitiba. An estimated million people crowded Brazilian streets overnight, capping a week’s worth of anti-government protests. Despite attempts to keep the demonstrations peaceful, by chanting “No violence! No violence!”, some people smashed windows and burned buildings. The protesters reportedly don’t have a common message, but some are disturbed that the country is pouring billions into preparing for the World Cup and Olympics, while they feel education and health care are being neglected. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency Cabinet meeting on Friday to address the unrest. Vinicius Ferreira of Youth Journalism International, which has a partnership with our Extra student and teacher website, took photos of the clashes between protesters and riot police in the city of Curitiba in southern Brazil, about 210 miles southwest of Sao Paulo. Related Resources In April 2012, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met in Washington with President Obama on issues of education, energy and trade: In Brazil, Women’s Changing Roles, Attitudes Leading to Smaller Families Brazil Elects First Female President We’ll have more on the protests in Brazil on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. View all of our World coverage and our June 2010 reports on Brazil’s global market push. Follow @NewsHourWorld We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now