It's a goal!
Brazil is preparing to host the World Cup in just a few weeks, but professional soccer players are not the only ones out there practicing the beautiful game.
Goal posts can be found almost anywhere across the country, from slums to sandy beaches, ready for soccer lovers of all kinds to have a kick-about.
Goal posts stand on Leblon beach in Rio de Jameiro,
Rio's famous Christ the Redeemer statue is seen through the netting of a goal.
A goal stands on Sao Conrado beach in Rio.
A goal is seen inside the Arena de Sao Paulo stadium in Sao Paulo.
Goals stand on either side of a dusty pitch.
An improvised goal made with sticks tied together is seen in Rio.
A dog stands next to a mini goal.
Jumbled housing looms above a goal in the Tavares Bastos slum.
Tangled netting hangs behind a goal in the Sao Francisco Xavier neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
A set of goal posts stand in the capital Brasilia.
Vultures perch on a goal post in Rio's Mare slum complex.
A goal stands in Rio's Sao Francisco Xavier neighbourhood.
Handprints decorate a wall behind a goal in Rio.
A goal stands in Rio's Tavares Bastos slum.
A goal stands on Leblon beach.
The sun sets behind a goal on Botafogo beach with Sugar Loaf mountain in the background.
A goal post is seen against the night sky in Sao Paulo.
A goal stands on Copacabana beach.
