Thousands of protesters have marched in the Brazilian city of São Paulo in protest of public spending on the upcoming World Cup. The Homeless Workers’ Movement led Wednesday’s march to São Paulo’s main stadium ahead of the World Cup’s opening a week from today.

Jusue Rocha, protest organizer: “Today we want to get the attention of the government, marching to the stadium, saying that we want to negotiate and open a channel of dialogue with the government to negotiate our demands. If they do not attend to our needs, we already know the way to the stadium — and on the 12th, we will be there again.”