Rio goes colourful to welcome FIFA World Cup 2014
A graffiti depicting (L to R) Brazil's footballer Daniel Alves, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Argentina's Lionel Messi, in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP Photo)
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A graffiti depicting (L to R) Brazil's footballer Daniel Alves, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Argentina's Lionel Messi, in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP Photo)
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Fans kiss a graffiti depicting footballer Neymar kissing goodbye the ghost of the Maracanazo (the defeat of Brazil by the winning Uruguayan team in the 1950 World Cup) in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP photo)
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A top view of a street decorated with the green and yellow national colours in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the World Cup. (AFP Photo)
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Painter Ricardo Mell gives the finishing touches to a graffiti depicting Brazil's Neymar kissing goodbye the ghost of the Maracanazo in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. (AFP Photo)
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