São Paulo is the center of political diversity in Brazil. It is the city that received more variety of immigration in Latin America. Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Armenian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Jews, Greek, Slavic, Lebanese and Syrians, Angolans, Nigerians, Bolivians, Peruvians and dozens of other groups of immigrants arrived in the city during the last century. All these immigrants brought the thinking and political traditions of their countries.
This whole mix of thoughts cultivated in São Paulo the greatest scholars and research centers intellectuals.
In São Paulo came the biggest Brazilian political parties, student and union movements.
Paradoxically, since the end of dictatorship in Brazil, in the early 80, successive right-wing governments, with traits of extreme right politics, has managed the state of São Paulo and its capital, São Paulo City had the last decades only three governments of the center-left parties.
With their political conservatives in the government and many people, young and thinkers from other tendencies tired of this predominance summed up the culture of corruption and perks among all political, São Paulo City is currently going through a delicate moment, with milions of young people and intellectuals angry with the prevailing political.
The major left party that led Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva (famous poor and trade unionist who became president and ruled Brazil in recent years) to power, no longer seems to represent most of these young people and intellectuals, who supported it decades and years ago.
In fact the three major political parties in Brazil has been affected over the years by successive cases of corruption scandals.
Many brazilians and "paulistanos" (Gentile for those born in the city of São Paulo) are also disgusted with billions of dollars for conducting sporting events like the World Cup and Olympics, while the country despite great economic growth, the sixth largest economy in the world, still bitter cruel levels of social inequality.
So in recent weeks, has occurred in São Paulo, various disturbances and protests among youth and the current city government.
In principle, it was just a protest against the rising price of bus tickets. But with police repression, a police force known internationally by the disrespect for human rights, we are seeing a bomb arise.
below are pics of some recent events that occurred in the city.
Last edited by Tchelllo; Jun 17, 2013 at 12:05 AM.
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