Photos: World cup protest turns violent in Sao Paulo, Brazil People take part in the "Nao Vai Ter Copa" ("You are not going to have the Cup") protest along Avenue Paulista, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 25, 2014. Brazil was bracing Saturday for a first wave of nationwide demonstrations against staging the World Cup after activists from the protest group Anonymous went on social media calling for action. While most of the protests in other Brazilian cities remained peaceful, the Sao Paulo event turned violent.