Online Embroidery
During the period of social isolation, political embroidery collectives were prevented from holding in-person meetings and demonstrations, which led members to actively demonstrate on their social networks, mainly through posts on Instagram. The embroidery carried out at that time usually involved themes such as: defending social isolation and […]
Paraisópolis
On March 21, community leaders from Paraisópolis made a call to recruit volunteers, who became “street presidents” or “brigadistas” (gathered in the photo above). The call is posted on the community's Facebook page. Since then, the community has created shelters, bought ambulances and staged protests denouncing the lack of support from the government […]
Popular Movements against COVID-19
On March 23, a group of national popular movements fighting for the right to the city released the document – In Defense of the People, Democracy, the Rule of Law and the fight against COVID-19. It presents a set of claims to face the pandemic, from the perspective of guaranteeing rights and preserving […]
40,000 deaths: Crosses on Copacabana Beach
On June 11, 2020, members of the NGO Rio da Paz dug 100 symbolic graves on Copacabana beach, in protest at the way the Brazilian government has dealt with the pandemic in the country. The objective was to remember the more than 40 thousand people who died due to Covid-19 in Brazil. THE […]
50,000 Deaths: Crosses on the Esplanade
On June 28, 2020, protesters in several cities across the country made installations of crosses in honor of the milestone of 50,000 deaths. On the Esplanada dos Ministérios in Brasília, a banner fixed on the spot stated: “+ 50,000 dead. Bolsonaro, stop denying it.” See the report here.
100,000 Deaths: Day of Mourning / Day of Struggle in Defense of Life and Jobs
On August 7, 2020, eleven trade union centrals in partnership with various social movements organized symbolic acts in São Paulo, Recife, Salvador, Porto Alegre, and several other cities in honor of the 100,000 dead by Covid-19 and in defense of life, of employment and calling the population to contribute in solidarity actions. Check out […]
100,000 Deaths: Crosses and Balloons on Copacabana Beach
On August 8, 2020, the NGO Rio da Paz once again held an act on Copacabana Beach, installing crosses and red balloons to honor the 100,000 Brazilian dead due to Covid-19. Check out a video of the act here.
200,000 Deaths: Act in Front of the Planalto Palace, Brasília
Around 50 protesters dressed in black held an act on January 8, 2021 in front of Palácio do Planalto, in Brasília, to honor the more than 200,000 Brazilian victims of Covid-19. Check out reports here and here.
Breathe Brazil
Articulation created in February 2021 by religious leaders of a diversity of faiths, linked to CESEEP (Ecumenical Center for Services to Evangelization and Popular Education). The starting point of the movement was the launch of the Manifesto Respira Brasil, which defends vaccine for all, the SUS, the expansion of Emergency Aid and the impeachment of […]
300,000 Deaths: Symbolic Funeral Procession in Praça dos Três Poderes
In an act held on March 25, 2021, organized by the National Health Council, the Federal District Nurses Union, the Dentists Union, the DF Health Council, and the DF OAB, a symbolic funeral procession was held in honor of the 300,000 people who lost their lives to Covid-19. […]
