"People have had enough, but last year only 100 people marched against a bus price rise.
Halting bus price rises alone will not achieve this if it means spending cuts in other areas of social spending, as the São Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad noted.
The large turnout and geographic spread marked a rapid escalation after smaller protests last week against bus price increases led to complaints that police responded disproportionately with rubber bullets, tear gas and violent beatings.
Brazil's demonstrations are being referred to as the "vinegar revolution" (after police arrested people for carrying vinegar to counter tear gas) as well as the "20-cent revolution" (due to the bus price rise) and the Passe Livre (after the demand for free public transport).
The bus price hike was the last drop in the bucket.
An estimated 600 people joined the demonstration against an increase in bus ticket prices and the use of public funds spent on the Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup.
In Sao Paulo, where protesters clashed with police on Tuesday after a demonstration against an increase in bus ticket prices, authorities have announced that people will not be arrested in future for carrying vinegar - a substance known to minimise the effects of tear gas.
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In the last two days, bus-fare prices and fuel charges are up.
