Opening March. The March against War and for Peace signaled the opening of the II WSF and involved the participation of 40,000 people. From left to right: ?; Mário Soares, former President of Portugal; Tarso Genro, mayor of Porto Alegre; Benedita da Silva, Deputy Governor of Rio de Janeiro; Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, Workers Party presidential candidate; Olívio Dutra, Governor of Rio Grande do Sul.