The protests began immediately after the Olympic torch relay ceremony and lasted for several hours into the night.
The protesters, disaffected with the interim government, congregated at the famous Copacabana Beach.
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The protesters demanded the resignation of interim president Michel Temer, declaring that the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff was nothing but a thinly veiled coup attempt.
The Olympic Games has done little to ease national tensions, as many Brazilians are outraged by the fact that their country is hosting such an expensive event in spite of an ongoing economic crisis.
