Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Brazil calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.
Support for Ms Rousseff has fallen to single-digit figures in recent polls.
Many voters have accused her of failing to stamp out corruption and blame her for the economy's worst slump in 25 years.
Marchers took over Copacabana beach in Rio and also demonstrated outside congress in the capital Brasilia.
Many wore the yellow shirts of the Brazilian football team, and sang the national anthem, carrying banners saying "Dilma Out".
Police
said about 137,000 people took part, but tens of the thousands of
others were also involved in a demonstration in Sao Paulo.
Witnesses in Rio described a carnival atmosphere
The national day of action is
the third major protest against Ms Rousseff and her left-wing Workers'
Part this year. Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in
March and April.
"We want things to change and if the people
don't go in the street that's impossible," said retired engineer Elino
Alves de Moraes, who joined the march in Brasilia.
Ms Rousseff is less than a year into her second term as president.
There have also been demonstrations in recent months showing support for the embattled leader, with many claiming calls for her impeachment amount to a coup attempt.
Ms Rousseff Rousseff was re-elected by a narrow margin in a vote in October
Media captionMarchers took over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, calling for "real change" and a "better Brazil"
Anaylsis: Wyre Davies, BBC News, Sao Paulo
People
took to the streets to demand the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, even
though the perceived mood across the country in recent days has been one
of reconciliation.
There's been an acceptance that to remove a
democratically elected president might do more harm than good to a
country which only emerged from military dictatorship three decades ago.
Overwhelmingly white and middle class, the protesters in Sao Paulo were having none of that argument.
In
generally jovial mood, they condemned the ruling Workers Party for its
role in the unprecedented corruption scandal surrounding Petrobras.
Ms
Rousseff may have more to worry about further down the line, if
Brazil's economy continues to decline after a decade of growth.
If
inflation creeps above 10% and the economy goes into recession, that
could alienate not only the privileged protesters of Sao Paulo, but her
own working class base. Anti-government protesters say Ms Rouseff must have known about a corruption scandal in the state oil firm, Petrobras, as alleged bribery took place when she was head of the company.
She
was exonerated in an investigation by the attorney general and denies
involvement. However, several senior members of her government have been
implicated.
Government austerity measures are also hugely
unpopular with the electorate, correspondents say, as are rising
unemployment and inflation rates. A survey by the Brazilian company Datafolha showed support for Ms Rousseff's impeachment was strongest in the poorest areas, which backed her in the last election.
Marchers gathered Brasilia to show their dissatisfaction for the way the country is being government
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