In pictures: Protests erupt across Brazil
Show all 2In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across the country and united people from all walks of life behind frustrations over poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.
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