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| The March of 100 Thousand: a big success that alerted the dictatorship |
The strongest image of 1968 in Brazil is the "March of 100 Thousand People", that happened in Rio de Janeiro exactly 45 years ago (in June 26). The manifestation against the dictatorship was the biggest and most remarkable of that period.
Before that march, there were other similar manifestations, but none of them were so big and caught so much attention from the media. The presence of artists reinforced the coverage of that manifestation, that showed clearly how part of the Brazilian society was against the militar dictatorship.
More than 10,000 policemen were "watching" closely the manifestations but there were no shocks. The results came later -- in July all the manifestations were prohibited in the country. And even worse, in December the government announced the "AI-5", a series of decrees that closed the Congress, established the censorship for the press and restricted the human rights.
Anyway, the March of 100 Thousand became the most emblematic event of 1968 in Brazil. And it is remembered on and on, specially at that time, when manifestations in the streets against the government are been promoted all over the country.
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