World Cup anger
Brazil may have exploded with street parties as its team won the opening game of the World Cup on June 12, but scattered violent protests were a reminder that many locals remain angry over the cost of the tournament.
The run-up to the event has been marred by construction delays and political unrest, and demonstrators have marched nationwide carrying banners telling world soccer body FIFA to "go home."
Riot policemen fire tear gas at demonstrators in Sao Paulo.
Tear gas billows around a protester.
He is detained by riot police.
A woman is pushed by a riot officer.
A policeman shoots tear gas at protesters.
Riot police stand behind a pile of burning rubbish.
A masked demonstrator walks past flames.
A CNN journalist is taken away by emergency services after being injured in clashes.
A protester wears an anti-FIFA sticker on her cheek.
A Brazilian soccer fan walks past military police at the entrance of Sao Paulo’s Tatuape metro station.
A military police officer strides towards a photographer inside the station.
A policeman detains a protester by gripping him around the neck.
Riot police pin a demonstrator to the ground in Porto Alegre.
Police stand over two men on the floor.
A protester is detained in a police car.
