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| Brazil's anti-World Cup protests: which side do you support? | Brazil's anti-World Cup protests: which side do you support? |
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| Brazil has been experiencing protest and strikes as the country prepares to host its first football World Cup since 1950. Demonstrations were held in cities across the country on Thursday, and though these protests have so far lacked the scale seen during last year's Confederations Cup, they underline the lingering public unease in the lead-up to the tournament. | Brazil has been experiencing protest and strikes as the country prepares to host its first football World Cup since 1950. Demonstrations were held in cities across the country on Thursday, and though these protests have so far lacked the scale seen during last year's Confederations Cup, they underline the lingering public unease in the lead-up to the tournament. |
| Do you live in Brazil? How do you feel about the World Cup? Have you been protesting? Are you looking forward to the tournament, or is it a distraction from more important issues? Share your images and stories via GuardianWitness, to help us get a feel for the mood in the country as it prepares to host the global showpiece tournament. | Do you live in Brazil? How do you feel about the World Cup? Have you been protesting? Are you looking forward to the tournament, or is it a distraction from more important issues? Share your images and stories via GuardianWitness, to help us get a feel for the mood in the country as it prepares to host the global showpiece tournament. |
| Here are some accounts we have already received, posted as comments on the Guardian website: | Here are some accounts we have already received, posted as comments on the Guardian website: |
| Even if I'm not protesting, I'm Brazilian and we want schools and hospitals, not a stadium that will probably fall to the ground in the first march. Don't get me wrong, I love football, but I prefer my money to be spend on important things. It is good for the protests to be happening, 'cause the world needs to know what Brazil is like for real. Most people are poor and our government doesn't not care about us. Sad? Yes, it is. We Brazilians are sad and tired of so many injustices. Our streets are not painted in green and yellow because we know now that this World Cup was an excuse to make money. | |
| perezpadilha | perezpadilha |
| I live in Brazil and was yesterday at Paulista Avenue, and sadly, Brazil is found wanting in the organization of the World Cup. The country does not have sufficient infrastructure, corruption is exorbitant and shameless. I love my country, Brazil, but unfortunately I feel embarrassed at the moment, because they live in a country where homelessness, chaotic public health and especially with a poor education. | I live in Brazil and was yesterday at Paulista Avenue, and sadly, Brazil is found wanting in the organization of the World Cup. The country does not have sufficient infrastructure, corruption is exorbitant and shameless. I love my country, Brazil, but unfortunately I feel embarrassed at the moment, because they live in a country where homelessness, chaotic public health and especially with a poor education. |
| eversonpedroso | eversonpedroso |
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