An anonymous artist in Brazil has blindfolded statues across the city of Rio de Janeiro in an effort to silently and peacefully protest the country's growing corruption problem.
An anonymous artist in Brazil has blindfolded statues across the city of Rio de Janeiro in an effort to silently and peacefully protest the country's growing corruption problem.
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Indian civil rights and freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the northeast of the city was one of the statues that was blindfolded.
Indian civil rights and freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the northeast of the city was one of the statues that was blindfolded.
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The statue of Brazilian Navy Adm. Saldanha da Gama was one of the statues blindfolded on Saturday morning. Da Gama was killed in action during one of Brazil's earliest civil war.
The statue of Brazilian Navy Adm. Saldanha da Gama was one of the statues blindfolded on Saturday morning. Da Gama was killed in action during one of Brazil's earliest civil war.
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The artist behind the blindfolds says they act as a way to shield the eyes of those who cannot do anything to change the country. All others, he says, have the ability to do something to change the "shameful" state the country is in.
The artist behind the blindfolds says they act as a way to shield the eyes of those who cannot do anything to change the country. All others, he says, have the ability to do something to change the "shameful" state the country is in.
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The statue of Brazilian compositor and singer Tom Jobim along the famous Ipanema Beach was one of the statues blindfolded over the weekend. Jobim is the composer for "Girl from Ipanema."
The statue of Brazilian compositor and singer Tom Jobim along the famous Ipanema Beach was one of the statues blindfolded over the weekend. Jobim is the composer for "Girl from Ipanema."
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This is just one of several protests that have taken place in Brazil over the past couple of years. Brazilians are angry over an eroding economy and a corruption scandal that has implicated politicians, business leaders and even the country's former and current presidents.
This is just one of several protests that have taken place in Brazil over the past couple of years. Brazilians are angry over an eroding economy and a corruption scandal that has implicated politicians, business leaders and even the country's former and current presidents.
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The Oracle Project happened just one day before thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities across the country, demanding the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff step down.
The Oracle Project happened just one day before thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro, and many other cities across the country, demanding the Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff step down.
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The artist behind the project told CNN he doesn't understand how politicians can sleep at night or look at themselves in the mirror knowing that there are people suffering from hunger or without an education, while the money originally allocated for these programs gets misspent elsewhere.
The artist behind the project told CNN he doesn't understand how politicians can sleep at night or look at themselves in the mirror knowing that there are people suffering from hunger or without an education, while the money originally allocated for these programs gets misspent elsewhere.
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The artist also believes the Brazilian people deserve a government that works hard for its citizens and that corrupt politicians should be removed from office and punished.
The artist also believes the Brazilian people deserve a government that works hard for its citizens and that corrupt politicians should be removed from office and punished.
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The statue of Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade, adjacent to the famous Copacabana Beach, was blindfolded over the weekend.
The statue of Brazilian writer Carlos Drummond de Andrade, adjacent to the famous Copacabana Beach, was blindfolded over the weekend.
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