World Cup 2014 : Incredible graffiti of Brazil

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Brazil is already a colourful country, but the upcoming 2014 World Cup has inspired artists to decorate the city even more, both in celebration and in protest of the massive event.



Two boys play on a painted street in Sao Paulo on May 14, 2014. The city of Sao Paulo will host the opening match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.



Boys play in front of a painted wall in Sao Paulo.



A skateboarder jumps in front of a painted wall in Sao Paulo.



A boy plays soccer on a painted Sao Paulo street.



A woman walks with her son next to graffiti in Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The graffiti reads: 'Victorious captains.'



As opening day for the World Cup approaches, people continue to stage protests, some about the billions of dollars spent on the World Cup at a time of social hardship. Here, Brazilian artist Paulo Ito talks on his phone next to graffiti he painted referencing the 2014 World Cup, on the door of a public schoolhouse in Sao Paulo.



A public bus drives over graffiti referencing the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.



A woman walks past graffiti of Brazilian soccer player Neymar's face covered with a mask, in Rio de Janeiro.



A man walks behind graffiti depicting Brazilian soccer player Neymar and a phantom representing the Uruguayan soccer team, who won the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.

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This graffiti reads: 'Demilitarization,' 'Fewer prisons, more schools,' 'Fewer guns' and 'More healthcare.'

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A boy walks in front of graffiti in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.

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A man stands next to graffiti which reads: 'There will be no World Cup' as well as: 'We are Brazilians, four out of four years.'

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A man walks in front of a wall covered in graffiti in Rio de Janeiro, which reads: 'Cup of scoundrels.'

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A man walks past by graffiti in Rio de Janeiro on May 14, 2014.

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Graffiti artist Barba works on a mural in celebration of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro on May 9, 2014. The mural is part of a contest organized by Rio de Janeiro's city hall

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A woman walks past a mural in Rio de Janeiro.

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A dog looks out the window of a house located along 'Graffiti Way' in Prazeres slum in Rio de Janeiro on March 24, 2014.

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A dog walks along 'Graffiti Way' in the Prazeres slum in Rio de Janeiro.


A boy is carried upstairs along 'Graffiti Way' at the Prazeres slum in Rio de Janeiro.


A child walks past graffiti in the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro on April 1, 2014.


A man in Sao Paulo walks past graffiti of Brazil's Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, on the 20th anniversary of his death.

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Graffiti artist Tarm works on a mural in celebration of the 2014 World Cup.


A woman walks past by graffiti depicting Brazilian soccer players Neymar, Dani Alves, head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Argentina's Lionel Messi in Rio de Janeiro.


A mural in Rio de Janeiro.

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Another of the graffiti murals that can be found in Rio de Janeiro.


Locals sit along street in front of graffiti art near downtown Rio in October 2013 during the first world press briefing for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.


Soldiers stand next to graffiti during an operation to occupy the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro in April 2014. More than 2,000 Brazilian Army soldiers moved into the Mare slum complex in a bid to improve security and drive out the heavily armed drug gangs that have ruled the sprawling slum for decades.

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