I stayed home to watch the Confederations Cup - The Cheering by everyone at the Maracana for Tahiti, losers by 10-0 was wonderful.

Here's 38 photos from the O Globo website that should be simple to navigate for even non-Portuguese speakers.

http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/fotos/2013/06/fotos-rio-tem-6-dia-de-protestos.html#F845356

The pink plywood boards are the same as are constructed for Carnaval and a few other holidays to protect bank branches against looting mainly. From the first night there were photos of an ITAU branch that was destroyed. The one photo here shows a metro entry in front of City Hall/Cidade Nova metro stop which crosses over Avenida Presidente Vargas and would be a great spot from which protesters could throw whatever at security, police and troops.

I thought most in the photos looked like the ""concentracao/concentrations"that we have here before the start of Carnaval blocos. Certainly nothing drastic. Rather festive, or dare I say "gay?" With Batman, Dragalicious and Venetian masks, almost time for Bandas da Ipanema or Quengas on Carnaval Tuesday.

Watching the news and the helicopters in SP have video of protesters, like ant, climbing up the sides and ramps to the elevated expressways and totally shutting down the entrance to the city at various points. Ditto the highway to Congonhas and the bus stations at Tiete and Castelo Branco. Just happening now.

In Rio, the protest is certainly more placid, must be that Samba beat, as they have marched on the Cidade Nova/City Hall, just past the Sambodromo, not sure why, but it is being defended by the stronger BOPE and Shock troops, not the Municipal Guard and regular police.

Definitely more serious it seems than in the festive group of photos above.

Not too many explosions in reporting from SP, RJ or Brasilia. Supposedly, what the are calling here "manifestations"are taking place in 100 cities across the country. Protesters are carrying all kinds of signs referring to various complainets.

Just goes to show the power of social media. Was it Egypt where they shut down the internet? No clue if that could be done here.

obrigado As you know photos can reveal a lot....