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a driver ran down dozens of cyclists at a Critical Mass ride on Friday.
The incident was caught clearly on several cameras and the footage makes for disturbing viewing.
One witness wrote on the local Critical Mass blog: "I saw legs in the air, helmets, bicycles, arms, all mixed together with parts of the car all flying and making noise. It was like a horror movie."
Incredibly, although 16 people were badly injured, nobody was killed.
The driver, Ricardo Neis, 47, handed himself in to police on Monday. His abandoned and badly damaged car had been found on Saturday morning.
Neis' lawyer claims he was acting in self-defence after a group of riders who threatened to overturn his carEven ifthis is true he appeared to have made a barbaric overreaction.
I spoke to Marcelo Guidoux Kalil, one of the 120 cyclists at Friday's ride.
"There was an impatient driver behind the group, in a black VW Golf, who wanted to go faster," he said. "Some of the participants of the ride went to talk to the driver and ask for patience. The man than started threatening them, accelerating the car and pushing some bikes with it.
"Then he accelerated all he could as you can see in several videos.
"He ran over more than 20 cyclists, injuring dozens, of which four were severe; breaking bones, bleeding heads and losing consciousness. He then ran away."