Protests over the World Cup in Brazil
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Demonstrator holds up a wastepaper bin during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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MTST members protest against the World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators attack an Itau bank branch during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators protest against 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators protest against the 2014 World Cup in front of a major bus terminal in Brasilia
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Military policemen stand in a line behind a demonstrator wearing the figure of a skeleton holding up a trophy representing that of the FIFA World Cup during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Flowers with pictures of dead workers are seen during protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Civil police officer detain young suspects after a store was looted during a police strike in Recife
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Members of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Military policemen advance ahead during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Members of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Army soldiers patrol a street during a police strike in Recife
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Civil police officers detain suspects after a store was looted during a police strike in Recife
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MTST members protest against the World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Military police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators burn a Brazilian flag during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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Members of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators gather for their protest against the 2014 World Cup in Paulista avenue, Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators burn a 2014 World Cup sticker album during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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Road blocks and marches hit Brazil as groups criticize spending on the upcoming World Cup. Protesters and police clashed in Sao Paulo Thursday, as demonstrations against the World Cup and rallies calling for improved public services erupted in several Brazilian cities. In the capital Brasilia, protesters carried banners reading "FIFA Go Home," while in another Cup host city Belo Horizonte, about 2,000 people took to the streets to complain of the soccer tournament.In northeastern Brazil, looters ransacked stores in the World Cup host city of Recife, where a police strike led to lawlessness. Brazilian leaders had hoped the World Cup and then the 2016 Olympics in Rio would put a favourable spotlight on the country, showing advances over the past decade in improving its economy and pulling tens of millions out of poverty. (Reuters)