Brazil's Bloody Bike Wars Drive National Protests: Dom Phillips
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Juliana Dias's death, at first glance, wasn't particularly remarkable. She was killed on her bicycle by a bus on March 2 on Sao Paulo's most famous street, Avenida Paulista.
But her death -- one of a reported five fatal road accidents involving cyclists in Brazil the same day -- sparked spontaneous protests in some two dozen cities across the country, and a fierce national debate.