0:00:16.307,0:00:18.834 Enough of cars 1.0 in Higienópolis! 0:00:21.280,0:00:25.255 I only take the tube in NY, London and Paris! 0:00:27.609,0:00:30.491 This is a protest that started with a chat among six friends 0:00:30.491,0:00:35.075 on twitter where we wanted to know what was really going on in the area 0:00:35.075,0:00:40.491 why the construcion of Higienópolis tube station was cancelled 0:00:40.491,0:00:45.538 and when we started to debate the opinions out there 0:00:45.538,0:00:50.525 we had the idea of promoting this protest and a barbecue 0:00:50.525,0:00:52.957 with soft drinks, plastic cups, something very popular 0:00:52.957,0:00:56.823 because someone had said that "different people" take the metro 0:00:56.823,0:01:00.432 so we are all "different people" then, because we all take the metro 0:01:00.432,0:01:03.699 we think that it is necessary to have a subway station in this area 0:01:03.699,0:01:06.287 because the buses that serve Angelica Avenue are always too full 0:01:06.287,0:01:08.443 there are only a few buses, they take a long time to come 0:01:08.443,0:01:12.531 and there are a lot of people who work in the area who need the metro 0:01:12.531,0:01:15.273 so we decided to get together in a peacefull way 0:01:15.273,0:01:19.586 in this event where there are people who have taken part of protests in 1989, 1983 0:01:19.586,0:01:24.831 These are serious people who are here to protest and call for the most humble people to be heard 0:01:24.831,0:01:27.914 in their plea for public transport. 0:01:32.668,0:01:42.897 "Different people" are people who are not being governed by the current governor of Sao Paulo 0:01:43.051,0:01:44.376 They have been excluded. 0:01:46.069,0:01:48.361 Where is the meat? Where is the beer? 0:01:48.500,0:01:53.774 Ah, it will be more like stale bread mortadella sandwiches, we are waiting for them to arrive. 0:01:54.897,0:01:59.198 A more developed city needs to have better urban mobility. 0:01:59.690,0:02:02.125 As you don't have metro, you travel by bike? 0:02:02.233,0:02:08.262 We travel by bike, but we also want to take the tube too. 0:02:08.262,0:02:13.609 Because all of the more developed cities have a more human transport system. 0:02:13.747,0:02:17.601 If there is no metro, make a designated bicycle route. 0:02:17.678,0:02:18.770 It is an option. 0:02:18.847,0:02:24.841 I like public transport but I never take the bus or metro, only bike. 0:02:25.610,0:02:34.556 How come the governor Geraldo Alckmin changed the station's location without consulting the majority? 0:02:38.848,0:02:48.482 3,500 people can not superimpose themselves to 10 million paulistanos 0:02:55.251,0:03:01.959 The rich and the poor all have – excuse me let me have some farofa 0:03:03.144,0:03:04.719 Only missing meat now... 0:03:05.134,0:03:07.901 Our hunger is democratic! 0:03:08.270,0:03:13.979 It is the Brazilian knack, we brought chips, Brazilian drinks, very cheap... 0:03:15.087,0:03:16.295 I have choked! 0:03:16.433,0:03:17.821 Where is his Guaraná [Brazilian soft drink]? 0:03:19.851,0:03:22.630 Chandon Champagne is only for those who can afford it, isn't it? 0:03:25.045,0:03:28.387 A toast to the "different station" 0:03:31.049,0:03:34.538 Yes, I agree there should be a metro station in Higienópolis 0:03:34.538,0:03:40.778 It will be good for everyone, it is a busy street and better to have metro than cars 0:03:40.778,0:03:47.278 I back the metro in Avenida Angelica. Cars should be banned. 0:03:47.278,0:03:51.255 And I think it is a good idea to stop cars honking 0:03:52.747,0:03:55.120 Besides I think that cars... 0:03:55.428,0:03:56.632 But it won't end the traffic! 0:03:56.678,0:04:05.619 No, but there will be less. If you leave your car at home, I leave my car and I walk to the city centre 0:04:05.619,0:04:10.292 A metro is a waste of money. 0:04:10.344,0:04:12.365 Sao Paulo's people's money. 0:04:12.365,0:04:17.440 Just walk for 600 metres and there is a station over there 0:04:17.456,0:04:21.423 This is another matter, there are also bus stops 0:04:22.439,0:04:28.462 booooooooooo 0:04:46.124,0:04:51.929 You are disrupting the traffic, go manifest yourselves on the pavement 0:04:53.037,0:04:56.132 Finished? 0:04:56.132,0:04:59.608 It is closed. Last one. 0:04:59.608,0:05:02.046 It is already blocked over there. 0:05:02.169,0:05:05.564 You see, it would be easier if you had taken the metro. 0:05:05.580,0:05:08.300 Sure thing, but they are right, you need to protest. 0:05:08.300,0:05:11.416 It is just that they should have closed the road before the protest, no? 0:05:21.462,0:05:25.559 Everyone agrees, it needs to be peaceful, it needs to be nice 0:05:25.559,0:05:29.086 it needs to show with a sense of humor that we exist and we want to be heard 0:05:29.086,0:05:32.255 Because if they use the internet for campaigning, 0:05:32.255,0:05:35.626 we can use the internet too to protest against their work 0:05:46.718,0:05:50.160 I think that if facebook is turned into a tool to mobilise 0:05:50.160,0:05:53.701 we can change this country, the law, I am very optimistic. 0:05:54.239,0:05:59.093 Me, a local dweller who lives here, I think the metro would be good for the place 0:05:59.109,0:06:01.239 I'm asking about the protest, not the metro. 0:06:01.239,0:06:03.617 Do you think this protest is be good for anything? 0:06:03.617,0:06:07.461 Of course it is, people need to get together to speak out, come on! 0:06:07.461,0:06:12.021 If we don't fight and say there we need a metro, we won't have it 0:06:12.021,0:06:16.417 Thank God now there is the Internet, Facebook, Twitter and conscious people 0:06:16.417,0:06:20.070 We have "different people", now where is the barbecue? 0:06:20.070,0:06:22.680 Ah, there barbecue is over there, look! 0:06:22.711,0:06:24.183 They are making it! 0:06:25.106,0:06:30.152 Over 11 million people and 4.2 million vehicles circulate in Sao Paulo city. 0:06:30.460,0:06:36.283 313 km of metro and train lines are dedicated to the public transport. 0:06:36.514,0:06:42.244 This is half the size of NY, Berlin or London networks. 0:06:42.537,0:06:47.544 all of which cover metropolitan areas smaller than Sao Paulo.