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1984
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With the success of Brazil's first open gubernatorial elections since the early 1960s, the Brazilian people called for a complete return to democracy. The Diretas Já (Direct Now) protests (1984) demanded direct presidential elections (rather than the indirect system the military regime had used to hand-pick candidates). The picture shows a group parading by Avenida Presidente Vargas, a major avenue in Rio de Janeiro.