Demonstrators protest against 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
SAO PAULO/RIO DEIRO (Reuters) - Road blocks and marches hit Brazilian cities on Thursday as disparate groups criticized spending on the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and sought to revive a call for better public services that swept the country last June.
Less than a month before the tournament kicks off, and four months before a presidential election, Thursday's protests will gauge the ability of demonstrators to once again rally frustrated Brazilians and the competence of police to manage unrest that occasionally escalated over the past year into violence and vandalism.
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