Brazil Greets Start of World Cup With Massive Protests

Police used tear gas to clear anti-World Cup demonstrators, upset by the cost of the games.
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Brazil Greets Start of World Cup With Massive Protests Marco Bello/Reuters

The tournament has been largely overshadowed so far by construction delays and months of political unrest with many Brazilians furious over $11 billion being spent to host the Cup in a country where hospitals and schools are often poor.

A masked demonstrator walks during a protest against the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, June 12, 2014. Lunae Parracho/Reuters