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World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Wednesday 11 June 2014 16:49 BST

Brazil's World Cup street art ranges from the positive to the darkly political

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

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World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Sao Paulo

Paulo Ito's mural of a starving, crying child with only a football on his dinner plate serves to highlight the vast expense of hosting the World Cup

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Sao Paulo

Brazil's World Cup street art ranges from the positive to the darkly political

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rua Tavares Bastos in Rio de Janeiro

Famous footballers from across the world adorn Brazil's walls

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian artist Jambeiro paints a graffiti in reference to the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Vila Flavia in Sao Paulo

A child looks out from the window of his home painted with graffiti by members of OPNI, in reference to the 2014 World Cup, in the Vila Flavia slum of Sao Paulo. The OPNI , a Portuguese acronym which means "Unidentified Graffiti Artists", was formed in 1997 as a means of transforming the streets in the slums into an open-air gallery where the group could express their gripes while also denouncing what they perceive as social injustice. Graffiti artists in Sao Paulo are using their art to take jabs at the establishment they believe have engaged in gross overspending in preparation for this year's World Cup in Brazil

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rua Cafe Filho in Natal

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rua Tavares Bastos in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rua São Pedro in Ponta Negra

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Ceilandia in Brasilia

A woman walks past a street wall decorated with graffiti referencing the 2014 World Cup in the neighborhood of Ceilandia in Brasilia

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Ceilandia in Brasilia

Children play soccer in a street decorated with graffiti of Brazil's national soccer players, referencing the 2014 World Cup, in the neighborhood of Ceilandia in Brasilia

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Ceilandia in Brasilia

Felipe Francisco (L) plays soccer with Thiago Assis (R) in a street decorated with a graffiti of Brazil national soccer players referencing the 2014 World Cup in the neighborhood of Ceilandia in Brasilia

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

A girl plays soccer in front of graffiti created by acclaimed local graffiti artist Acme in the pacified Pavao-Pavaozinho community in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

A graffiti depicting Brazilian football fans in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Line 2-Maracana subway station in Rio de Janeiro

A graffiti depicting 'Fuleco', the mascot of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, at the Maracana tube station, next to the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Sao Paulo

An artist works on a graffiti in celebration of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo

A graffiti depicting Brazilian football player Cafu, painted by Brazilian street artist Paulo Consentino in celebration of the FIFA 2014 World Cup, is seen on a perimeter wall of the Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

A graffiti referring to the 2014 World Cup is seen in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Kids play soccer in front of a graffiti mural created by acclaimed local graffiti artist Acme which honors deceased dancer Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira, in the pacified Pavao-Pavaozinho community in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Artist Jambeiro (44) speaks next to one of his works, a graffiti depicting recent protests against the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 in Rio de Janeiro

World Cup 2014: Street art in Brazil

Sao Paulo

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