2014 FIFA World Cup: Life beyond the stadium

Jun 22, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup: Life beyond the stadium

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment World, World Cup

The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty, such as in the adjacent poor neighborhood of Itaquera. Photos by Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images.

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children watch men play football on the ‘Artur Alvim’ club’s dirt pitch in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Men play football on the ‘Artur Alvim’ club’s dirt pitch in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Men play football on the ‘Artur Alvim’ club’s dirt pitch in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A television shows a World Cup match in phone accessory shop in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: The large ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium dominates the skyline above the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Dense, low-quality housing in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Men play football on the ‘Artur Alvim’ club’s dirt pitch in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children play football in the street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A man watches people play football on the ‘Artur Alvim’ club’s dirt pitch in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Children ride bikes over a painting of cartoon character Homer Simpson wearing a Brazilian football shirt on a street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A man wearing a Brazilian football shirt drives a pickup truck through the streets of the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A television shows a World Cup match in a bar in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Boys wait on the roadside in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Faded team photographs adorn the walls of the ‘Artur Alvim’ football club’s office in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A television shows a World Cup match in a barber shop in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: Men watch a television showing a World Cup match in a house in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A man walks along a street in the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera towards the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

: A boy wearing a Brazilian football shirt walks through the narrow streets of the poor neighbourhood of Itaquera, adjacent to the ‘Arena de Sao Paulo’ stadium, on June 21, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Arena de Sao Paulo, which is reported to have cost in excess of 200 million GBP, hosted the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and has a capacity of over 61,000. The total cost borne by Brazil for staging the 2014 World Cup is estimated to be 6.5 billion GBP, which critics have argued would have better spent on the millions of Brazilians living in poverty. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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