As Brazil's political crisis deepens, so does the country's ideological divide. Protests have drawn thousands of both opposition and pro-government activists into the streets. This polarization is altering the rhythm of everyday life across the country.

She owns a beach kiosk in Rio's famous Ipanema beach with her son Rodrigo where she's been working for more than thirty years.

Her sales, however have dropped almost sixty-percent in the last months. Her offence: her name is Dilma - the same as Brazil's beleaguered President, Dilma Rousseff.

"People come and when they see my name they go to another kiosk because they don't want to rent a chair, an umbrella or buy anything from me, because I have the same name as the president. It is very sad," she said.

Though Brazil's future is still uncertain, the political polarization is spreading and disrupting everyday life, even here at the beach where usually people leave serious matters behind.

Another beach kiosk owner, Milton Gonzalez, believes the deepening divide is bad for Brazil.

"This polarization exists because there is no opposition with ideas. It is not opposition against the system, it's systematic, and that is very serious problem for society," he said.

Massive street protests - both for the government and against it - have only grown since President Dilma Rousseff appointed her predecessor and mentor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, chief of staff.

"Lula" has been questioned in the scandal over corruption at Brazil's state-owned oil giant, Petrobras, when Rousseff was chairman.

Both Rousseff and Lula deny any links to the Petrobras bribes, but the scandal has left many Brazilians skeptical of Rousseff's Worker's Party - if not openly hostile.

"The biggest worry is that of those that were defeated - that the government finds a way out and that the ruling Workers' Party wins again in the 2018 presidential elections, with the leadership of Lula," said Pablo Gentili, political analyst.

While both sides harden their positions, the other Dilma is doubling her efforts to survive, giving customers special treatment-trying to convince them that the only thing she shares with the president Is a name.