In Rio de Janeiro, a car was torched and bonfires were lit in the streets
As many as 200,000 people have marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities, as protests over rising public transport costs and the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup have spread.
The biggest demonstration was in Rio de Janeiro, where 100,000 people joined a mainly peaceful march.
In the capital, Brasilia, people breached security at the National Congress building and scaled its roof.
The wave of protests kicked off earlier this month when Sao Paulo residents marched against an increase in the price of a single bus fare, from 3 reals ($1.40, £0.90) to 3.20.
Others complained about vast sums of money spent on hosting the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics instead of being invested in health and education.
The protests are the largest seen in Brazil for more than 20 years.
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Thousands also marched in the northern city of Belem, in the state of Para
A youth smashed the windscreen on a bus in Porto Alegre on 17 June 2013
In Porto Alegre, a bus was vandalised and set on fire
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