Protests in Brazil

In the city of Sao Paulo is where all this commotion began. They raised the prices for a bus ticket 20Cents and Brazilian began to revolt against the system.

It started because 20 cents is ridiculous, now it gave way to a movement demanding that the government take care of their people by investing in education, health care and infrastructure. They are asking that instead of spending billions on stadiums for the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics, that they spend it on the people and their well being.

This isn't a crazy idea, is it?

I was personally surprised that it's taking place right now, when it could've taken place months or years ago!

It's very nice to see Brazilians standing up for something they want and can have.

As a Brazilian who grew up in Canada, nothing frustrates me more than seeing the potential that Brazil has to be better, yet not gathering motion collectively in order to move forward.

I am proud to see Brazilians demanding a better quality of life. I wish I were there protesting with the crowd. I want to walk with them too and be a part of the voice that isn't choosing to sit around anymore.

Yesterday on TV,  in between the soap operas, images of different places in Brazil were being shown of massive amounts of people demonstrating. The crowd INVADED the roof of the National Congress in Brasilia!!!
People came out in every capital of every state.

My Brazilian friends on facebook were constantly updating/liking/sharing stories in order to motivate and encourage the support of the movement.

So as I sat here, I wondered, what was Canada shown from this? Was Brazil portrayed as a crazy country out of control?
What could be worse, that it's not being shown at all, or that it's being portrayed as a hate crime rather than a protest?

You see, the inevitable about protests is that yes there is violence. In Canada there's violence in protests too.
And what I always get tired of stressing is that violence is necessary. Not violence to the extreme of mass-murders, but the standard of some vandalism is downright inevitable. It's ONLY the violence that is shown to the outsiders. It's also what makes it irritating, because it blurs reality.
The protest (given the magnitudes) were pretty peaceful... it was merely a few people arrested... not a nation! Is it making Brazil dangerous? Hah... how? Because the citizens are demanding for a better Brazil with better education, healthcare and infrastructure? Lol... please! Yeah, that's definitely crazy dangerous... 

I'm in Brazil and not afraid to be here.