On the sidelines
Photographing the World Cup comes with highs and lows: the tedium of long journeys to and from the stadiums, the painstaking task of setting up equipment, the thrill of getting the right shot.
Reuters photographers have not only worked to capture the action on the pitch. They have also produced a set of pictures showing their own quirky view from behind the scenes as they travelled around Brazil to cover the event.
The setting sun is seen from a plane flying from Sao Paulo to Recife.
A passenger jet casts a shadow on the ground as it descends to land in Sao Paulo.
Cable cars hang over Rio’s Complexo de Alemao slum.
Kites decorated with the flags of different countries playing in the World Cup fly on a beach.
A Brazilian military policeman guards the base of Germany's national soccer team.
A man cleans the windshield of a taxi while it waits at a red traffic light.
A woman walks through the pouring rain in Manaus.
Anti-World Cup graffiti adorns a street in Salvador.
Movers rest during their lunch break in the Santa Teresa neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.
A French flag hangs from the balcony of a hotel in Brasilia.
A gallery of photographs shows presidents of a sports club in Brasilia.
A painting of gauchos on horseback hangs next to a television screen showing the World Cup match between Brazil and Chile.
A free condom lies next to a note saying that these contraceptives are provided to all guests at the hotel in compliance with a municipal law.
A sign is seen inside an elevator in a hotel used by media.
A man leans back in his chair in front of his funeral shop in Olinda, near Recife.
A newspaper vendor rests in the shade.
A man walks past a poster at a shopping centre, showing the match schedule for the first round of the World Cup.
A beggar’s note lies on a table at an open-air restaurant on the beach. The note reads: "I ask for some help for my family, thank you".
People watch through the window as a dancer performs inside a bar in Porto Alegre.
A youth does a cartwheel on Boa Viagem beach.
An Argentine soccer fan wearing a Lionel Messi jersey sits at the airport in Belo Horizonte while waiting for a flight.
A tourist poses with policemen outside the hotel where the Netherlands national team was staying.
A FIFA official gives a thumbs-up as he walks by remote cameras before the group match between Algeria and Russia.
Children walk across the pitch after posing for a photo with Ivory Coast's national soccer team before a match against Greece.
