Tourism and protests: Brazil's World Cup preparations
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File picture shows demonstrators shouting slogans during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against the 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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Teachers shout slogans as they protest against the 2014 World Cup outside a hotel where the Brazilian national soccer team are gathered, in Rio de Janeiro
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Gabriel plays soccer on graffiti painted with the official match ball for the 2014 World Cup named "Brazuca" on a street in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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A demonstrator blows a horn during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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A pedestrian looks at a graffiti in protest against the 2014 World Cup in Manaus
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Cardboard cut-out of Brazil's President Rousseff is seen on top of a barrel in front of the National Congress in Brasilia
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Children play soccer on the street decorated with graffiti in reference to 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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Military police clash with demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo
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Members of NGO Rio de Paz hold signs during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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Riot police practise crowd control during a training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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An helicopter takes up position during a crowd control training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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A man rides his bike past a graffiti referencing the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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A woman walks with her daughter over graffiti referencing the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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Residents walk past a destroyed police booth during a protest against the 2014 World Cup at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators burn a 2014 World Cup sticker album during a protest in Sao Paulo
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Demonstrators rally in front of military police during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo
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Brazilian artist Paulo Ito talks on his mobile phone next to graffiti he painted referencing the 2014 World Cup, on the door of a public schoolhouse in Sao Paulo
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Riot police practise crowd control during a training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio
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A member of NGO Rio de Paz holds a sign during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro
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Cardboard cut-out of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is seen on top of a barrel in front of the National Congress in Brasilia
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Riot police practise crowd control as they arrest a simulated protester during a training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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Riot police relax after a training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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Riot police practise crowd control during a training session, with FBI agents, for troops providing security for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro
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A graffiti referencing the 2014 World Cup is pictured in Rio de Janeiro
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With less than a month to go before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil, preparations on numerous fronts are well underway. The tourism industry is getting ready for the influx of foreign money as Brazil gears up to host 600,000 foreign tourists for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off June 12. But widespread protests throughout the country see thousands of citizens angry with a government they say is more invested in tourism and sport than in improving hospitals, public services and income equality, a theme Brazilian street artist Paulo Ito illustrates in a single image with a now iconic mural. Police and security teams training to quell the anti-government protests that are expected, many of which have already taken place and more of which are almost certainly planned once the games begin. (Reuters/Getty Images)