World Cup Murals Take Over Brazil's Streets
Graffiti expresses artists' love/hate relationship with the championship.
![A boy walks past a wall in front of a mural outside the FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach on June 1, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/gty_brazil_mural_5_kb_140609_16x9_992.jpg?w=1600)
June 9, 2014— -- With the world turning its attention to Brazil on Thursday for the 2014 World Cup, street artists are using colorful, large-scale murals to highlight a community divided by its love of soccer and frustration with excessive spending devoted to the championship.
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An assortment of images are captured below:
![PHOTO: People walk past a graffiti painted by Brazilian street artist Paulo Ito on the entrance of a public schoolhouse in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 23, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/gty_brazil_mural_4_kb_140609.jpg)
Some residents have balked at the cost of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, estimated to approach $11 billion.
![PHOTO: A boy leans on a mural with the portraits of famous football players at Tavares Bastos favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 21, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/gty_brazil_mural_3_kb_140609.jpg)
Expenditures have included drones, robots and improved infrastructure.
![PHOTO: View of a mural paint depicting the final match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, Brazil vs Uruguay, in Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2014, Brazil.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/gty_brazil_mural_2_kb_140609.jpg)
This will also be the first World Cup with goal-line technology.
![PHOTO: A woman and her baby walk in the streets of the Cantagalo favela, next to Copacabana on April 23, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/gty_brazil_mural_1_kb_140609.jpg)
The 2014 Fifa World Cup marks the second time Brazil has hosted the championship. It beat out 16 other cities for the honor.
![PHOTO: A wall decorated with a mural depicting children playing soccer at street in a favela stands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 27, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/ap_brazil_mural_9_kb_140609_16x9t_992.jpg)
Brazil is considered the most expensive World Cup team, with an estimated market value of 507.8 million euros, according to Pluri Consultoria.
![PHOTO: A wall decorated with a mural depicting Brazilian soccer player Hulk, stands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 27, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/ap_brazil_mural_8_kb_140609.jpg)
The Maracana arena will become the second stadium to host two World Cup Finals, joining Mexico City’s Azteca.
![PHOTO: A mural that lists many wants including better quality health care, peace, freedom, homes and transportation, adorns a sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 21, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/ap_brazil_mural_7_kb_140609.jpg)
Brazil's passion for soccer has led it to win a total of five World Cup championships, more than any other nation to date.
![PHOTO: A mural of Brazilian soccer player Neymar, right, and others cover a wall by a bus stop in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 26, 2014.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Travel/ap_brazil_mural_6_kb_140609.jpg)
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