Orson Welles in São Paulo
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
That sounds really freaky. I hope everything returns to normal soon. :rose: Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
reminds me of the North of Ireland in many ways, very scary, keep safe ... how do people feel about the PCC ? Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
Nossa! Eu fiz intercambio La no Juiz De Fora por dois anos. Eu tambem passei en Sao Paulo. Ainda que eu moro nos Estados Unidos, fico preocupado con o teu situacao. Vai con Deus. Paul Brower
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
What a strange scenario. Thankfully, they are not trying to harm civilians but rather scare them, or so it seems anyway. As opposed to the violence against the police. I hope everything returns back to normal for you soon, Daniel. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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I know this is a long post, but I felt necessary to tell you how your life can completely change in a few days. For those who don't know, past Friday, the police decided to move a few PCC bosses (PCC is our mafia: the worst of the worst of the brazilian crime) from one prision to another in order to try to reduce their power. Those bosses ordered a series of attacks all over the city. Around 100 policemen were killed on the weekend. 40 busses were burned down. 2 subway stations were got under heavy fire. Firemen were killed, and trucks were attacked with heavy weapons. Newspapers said that more people died on this weekend in São Paulo than in Iraq. And then, Monday came: it was the most weird day I ever lived in São Paulo. For those who don't know, this is a huge city, with 11 million people living here. At 8 AM, there were no busses, almost no cars and almost no one walking on the streets. It was meant to be the rush hour. But, believe it or not, most people managed to get to work. Then, at around 2 PM, something happened. Rumors and hoaxes clearly started to spread, quickly all over the place. Schools sent children back to home. Malls and shopping centers closed. Anything not essential (hospitals, etc) started to send people back to home. The strongest rumor were that a curfew were stablished by criminals at 8 PM. Anyone on the streets after this hour would be shot. At 2PM, there were almost no police on the streets. There were only small, heavilly armed policemen groups checking some suspects with heavy guns pointed to their heads. And then, at 3PM, traffic stopped. All streets were blocked, and, without police, people started to take the wrong way, crossed red signals, and all kind of traffic violations to get earlier at home. Since there were no busses and no subway, people started to walk. Legions of people walking miles and miles in a hush back to home. It took me 3 hours to do a 10 minute commute. If I had found a parking lot still working, I'd stop my car and go to home by walking too. Back to home, I got the elevator and there was a woman there. You should see her face to understand how scared she was. She almost didn't reply the usual "hi, good night" I said to her. And then, at 8 PM, everything started to stop. I live in a fairly busy part of the city, on the top of a hill, and I have a nice view of a good part of the city from the 23th floor. As far as I could see, at 9PM there were not a single person on the streets. No cars, no people, nothing. Only a few birds here and there. Completely empty
Sounds grim, didn't a similar thing happen in Rio a while back, the mafia said they would shut down Rio over some treatment of an impresoned mafia boss, and true to their word all shops closed and the place was bought to a standstill. Great to see prohibition working isn't it? Just like it did early last century in the USA, when will mankind wake up? saludos, cuidate
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reminds me of the North of Ireland in many ways, very scary, keep safe ... how do people feel about the PCC ? Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
Ray Kinsella wrote:
how do people feel about the PCC ?
The general feeling is anger. Most people I talk to think that they crossed some kind of limiting line, and that the government should strongly fight back, e.g., invade prisions and kill everyone from PCC there, although we all know that this is not proper neither legal. From the Churchdown Parish Magazine: "Would the Congregation please note that the bowl at the back of the Church, labelled 'For The Sick,' is for monetary donations only."
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What a strange scenario. Thankfully, they are not trying to harm civilians but rather scare them, or so it seems anyway. As opposed to the violence against the police. I hope everything returns back to normal for you soon, Daniel. BW
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wrightbrianwelsch wrote:
What a strange scenario. Thankfully, they are not trying to harm civilians but rather scare them, or so it seems anyway.
Exactly. It seems that they are not trying to make people angry, only scared.
brianwelsch wrote:
I hope everything returns back to normal for you soon, Daniel.
The city is quiet, now. More quiet than normal, but at least peaceful... From the Churchdown Parish Magazine: "Would the Congregation please note that the bowl at the back of the Church, labelled 'For The Sick,' is for monetary donations only."
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Ray Kinsella wrote:
how do people feel about the PCC ?
The general feeling is anger. Most people I talk to think that they crossed some kind of limiting line, and that the government should strongly fight back, e.g., invade prisions and kill everyone from PCC there, although we all know that this is not proper neither legal. From the Churchdown Parish Magazine: "Would the Congregation please note that the bowl at the back of the Church, labelled 'For The Sick,' is for monetary donations only."
Its hard to draw a parallel between Ireland and Sau Paulo because in the Irish version the terrorists had a warped political agenda that could be appealed to in order to draw them away from violence. Because the PCC seem to have no such political agenda, you can't develop a mechanism to draw them away from violence. I know with the IRA, people where angry quiet a bit, every time there was a atrocity people would march and pray in solidarity with its victims. But it didn't last, peoples sympathies grew again easily, as the IRA where seen as romantic freedom fighters, the opposed Northern Irish's only defense against the British Security Force etc etc. Does the PCC enjoy these kind of sympathies among the community? Or does the community shun them ? Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
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Sounds grim, didn't a similar thing happen in Rio a while back, the mafia said they would shut down Rio over some treatment of an impresoned mafia boss, and true to their word all shops closed and the place was bought to a standstill. Great to see prohibition working isn't it? Just like it did early last century in the USA, when will mankind wake up? saludos, cuidate
Well, I've been to the centre of Sampa today, not the safest place to be, and everything was very quiet. Shops were mainly open and traffic was as good as usually only on sundays. Still people were on the streets and I saw some policmen joking around, too. Seemed there were some undercover negociations and things calmed down. Still, this whole situation is a shame for the country but fits very well to it's ubiquous corruption. Jan