March of the One Hundred Thousand

The March of the One Hundred Thousand (Portuguese: Passeata dos Cem Mil) was a manifestation of popular protest against the Military dictatorship in Brazil, which occurred on June 26, 1968, in Rio de Janeiro, organized by the student movement and with the participation of artists, intellectuals and other sectors of Brazilian society.

Police repression reached its peak in late March 1968 with the invasion of the university restaurant "Calabouço" (Dungeon), where students protested against the rising price of meals.

During the raid, the commander of the troops of the PM, aspiring Aloisio Raposo, killed student Edson Luís de Lima Souto, 18 years old, he was shot in the chest.

In the following days, protests ensued in the city center, all suppressed with violence, culminating in the mass of the Candelária church (April 2nd), when the horse soldiers assaulted students, priests and reporters.

[citation needed] Passing in front of the Candelaria Church, the march stopped to listen to a speech by student leader Vladimir Palmeira, who remembered the death of Edson Luis and demanded an end to the military dictatorship.