BRAZIL - THIS IS HOW WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY... UNFORTUNATELY

Protesters in Brazil have disrupted Independence Day celebrations, demanding better public services and an end to corruption.

Some 200 demonstrators interrupted the traditional Seventh of September military parade in Rio de Janeiro, shouting anti-government slogans.

They clashed with police, who threw tear gas and detained 24 people.

There were further clashes in the capital, Brasilia, where President Dilma Rousseff was giving a speech.

Activists had called for protests in more than 150 cities.

Police and demonstrators also clashed in several other cities, including Fortaleza, Curitiba and, Sao Paulo, where police said around 2,000 people took part in a march calling for social justice.

Brazil saw a big wave of protests in June, as the country prepared to host the football Confederations Cup.