(BBC) - 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.
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. Full Story
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