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Brazilians: What we think of the protests

Brazilians cite corruption and lousy government services as key reasons that more than 1 million citizens are protesting.

Patrícia Wagner, 25, English teacher

brazilian protester patricia wagner

Social media is one of the ways by which the ideas are organized and disseminated, since some in the press published (and are still publishing) biased information that is, at times, not even consistent with the truth.

There is a history of conformism in Brazil, and seeing this generation finally abandoning it in order to change the country peacefully is, to say the least, rewarding.

What worries me, though, is those who take advantage of the situation. They misrepresent the meaning of the protests, promote urban conflict, and trivialize the reasons for why we are fighting.

These interviews have been edited for content and clarity.
  @hargreavesCNN - Last updated June 24 2013 05:10 PM ET

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