A SEMBLANCE of normality returned to .Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, after a ten-day strike by lorry drivers that had paralysed traffic, shut down petrol stations and emptied grocery-store shelves. The annual gay-pride parade, held on June 3rd, brought 3m people to Avenida Paulista, the city's main street. Football fans packed bars to watch Brazil's team play a World Cup warm-up game against Croatia.
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