This geographic divide highlights the protest's limits as a national movement, but it in no way supports the notion that protesters are an unrepresentative elite.
The coverage of the events by Fox News, which highlighted the protests more than other outlets, attracted more viewers than MSNBC, CNN and CNN Headline News combined.
Anger at the early coverage of the demonstrations on TV Globo and other networks led some supporters of the movement to post their own edited highlights of the protests online, like one compilation showing violence used against demonstrators in São Paulo that begins with titles promising "to show you what television will not show".
Here are some of the highlights from the protests across the country.
They were among many, including lobbyists in Annapolis, who said the urban poverty highlighted in the protests demonstrated the need for further investment in Baltimore's schools, mental health services and transportation.
Meanwhile, papers in China continue to highlight economic repercussions of the protest in Hong Kong.
Others, though, suspect that far-right provocateurs are fueling the rage and argue that the protests highlight the continuing struggle between moderate and extreme Islamic forces.
The protests highlight the need for grassroots communication and a coordinated plan to deal with outbreaks as they happen.
The protest highlighted the stark wealth gap between the area's visitors and residents and the poor workers building it all, who hail mostly from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and India.
A planned community takeover has since failed due to the high costs involved Campaigner Sally Cieslik, from the Splashback group fighting to get the boarded-up centre reopened, said the protest highlighted the need for basic sports provision in the community at a time when the country is about to celebrate a summer of sport with the Olympics.
