Eye on Brazil - 58 days until the World Cup
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Residents play footvolley, a sport that combines both soccer and volleyball, on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro
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Men pose for a photo from the inside of a cistern of an abandoned building, occupied by squatters, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Thousands of people have laid claim to a compound of abandoned office buildings owned by the private telecommunications company Oi, and named their settlement after the state-owned telecommunications Telerj. Authorities are negotiating with squatters to leave peacefully from the area they have occupied for more than a week. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Men move a car away from a burning bus that was set on fire near the area recently occupied by squatters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 11, 2014. Squatters in Rio de Janeiro are clashing with police after a Brazilian court ordered that 5,000 people be evicted from abandoned buildings of a telecommunications company. Officers have used tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the families. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A boy sleeps between his family members as they camp on a footbridge outside the mayor's office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, April 14, 2014. Some of the thousands of people evicted from the abandoned buildings of a telecommunications company on April 11 are camping at the mayor's office, asking for a place to live. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A view of the Brazilian Army Physical Training Center, where the England soccer squad will be training during the upcoming World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Sugar Loaf mountain is pictured in the background. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Children watch a soccer match held by activists as part of the "Rebel Cup" in downtown Sao Paulo
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Brazilian attorney, Nelson Paviotti, gets dressed in one of his many outfits with the colors of the national flag in Campinas
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A general view of the Belo Horizonte as the sun sets
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Fans of Mexico's Leon cheer as their team warms up for a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Brazil's Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A general view of Iracema beach in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil
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Policemen stand near a burning bus set on fire by residents of the Telerj slum as police attempt to repossess the land in Rio de Janeiro
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General view shows the field at the construction site of the Arena de Sao Paulo Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera
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Squatters take cover from stun grenades and tear gas during an eviction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Squatters in Rio de Janeiro are clashing with police after a Brazilian court ordered that 5,000 people be evicted from abandoned buildings of a telecommunications company. Officers have used tear gas and stun grenades to try to disperse the families.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A general view of downtown Belo Horizonte
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Cafu looks at Fernanda Lima as they present the uniforms for World Cup 2014 volunteers during Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro
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Aerial view of the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte
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Pedro Pereira holds a sign that reads in Portuguese; "I want a house," and the name of his blog, in an area recently occupied by squatters, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Thousands of people have laid claim to a compound of abandoned office buildings owned by the private telecommunications company Oi, and named their settlement after the state-owned telecommunications Telerj. Authorities are negotiating with squatters to leave peacefully from the area they have occupied for more than a week.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Children play near abandoned buildings, in an area recently occupied by squatters, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Thousands of people have laid claim to a compound of abandoned office buildings owned by the private telecommunications company Oi, and named their settlement after the state-owned telecommunications Telerj. Authorities are negotiating with squatters to leave peacefully from the area they have occupied for more than a week. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Men work at the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The stadium which remains under construction is slated to host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. About 20,000 temporary seats are being installed behind the goals to increase the stadium's capacity to nearly 70,000. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Construction continues at the Itaquerao stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The stadium is slated to host the World Cup opener match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12. About 20,000 temporary seats are being installed behind the goals to increase the stadium's capacity to nearly 70,000. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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IOC: Talk of moving Rio Olympics is 'premature'
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A man plays footvolley, a sport that combines both soccer and volleyball, on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro
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Veterinary students study the carcass of a female sperm whale that appeared on Crispim beach along Brazil's Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Amazon river, in Marapanim
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Models present creations from the Alessa Summer 2015 collection during the Fashion Rio show in Rio de Janeiro
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The Sao Paulo Art Museum is pictured at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center,
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A pedestrian walks on a crosswalk at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo's financial center
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, top right, watches youth who are part of the social project 'Luta Pela Paz,' or Fight for Peace, practice capoeira in the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, April 7, 2014. More than 2,000 Brazilian Army soldiers moved into the Mare slum complex early Saturday in a bid to improve security and drive out the heavily armed drug gangs that have ruled the sprawling slum for decades. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A general view of the Forte Beach in Natal
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A general view of the city of Natal
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be here before you know it. The road to the big event has been a rocky one for Brazil. There are concerns about stadiums being finished on time, vandalism, and rioting.
Leading up to the World Cup we will be showcasing imagery from Brazil to help you stay tapped in to what is going on.