World Cup 2014: Brazil host cities

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Colombia soccer fan Suzana poses after picking up her 2014 World Cup tickets in Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 2014.

Games will be played here at the famed Maracana stadium, which is officially known as Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho.

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A boy poses between graffiti-filled walls along "Beco do Batman" (Batman's alley) in the Vila Madalena neighbourhood, which is a well-known open-air graffiti museum, in Sao Paulo, April 20, 2014.

Sao Paulo is Brazil's largest city with 11 million inhabitants, and it will host one of the semi-final matches at Arena de Sao Paolo.

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Brazilian attorney, Nelson Paviotti, looks at a photo that a boy took of them together, as they stand next to Paviotti's Volkswagen Beetle painted with the colors of the national flag - green, yellow, white and blue, in Campinas, Sao Paulo state. Paviotti claims he has worn clothes of only those colors as he promised to do if Brazil won the 1994 World Cup, which it did. He has recently decorated his home especially for the 2014 World Cup that Brazil is hosting, April 9, 2014.

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Former Brazilian soccer player Cafu looks at Brazilian model Fernanda Lima as they present the uniforms for World Cup 2014 volunteers during Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, April 10, 2014.

The final of this year's World Cup will be played in Rio.

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An aerial shot shows the city of Salvador in the northern state of Bahia, March 28, 2014.

Games will be played here at Arena Fonte Nova.

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An aerial view of Iracema Beach in Fortaleza, one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, April 13, 2014.

Games will be played here at Estadio Castelao.

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An aerial shot shows Sao Marcelo Fort in Salvador, in the northern state of Bahia, March 28, 2014.

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People relax at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 2014.

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Tourists ride on camels at the Genipabu dunes in Natal, northeastern Brazil, March 27, 2014.

The U.S. will play Ghana here on June 16 at Estadio das Dunas.

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People visit the Oscar Niemeyer Museum, also known as "Museum of the Eye", one of the main tourist spots in Curitiba, April 1, 2014.

Games will be played here at Arena da Baixada.

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A bartender prepares "Caipirinhas", Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaca (sugar cane hard liquor), sugar and lemon or another fruit, at Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian steakhouse where food is prepared the traditional gaucho way, in Sao Paulo, April 15, 2014.

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Waiters hold skewers of meat at the Fogo de Chao Brazilian steakhouse, where food is prepared in the traditional gaucho way, in Sao Paulo April 15, 2014.

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A woman's silhouette is seen at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, April 2, 2014.

Games in the nation's capital will be played at Estadio Nacional.

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An aerial view of the Ariau hotel in the Amazon jungle near to Manaus, in northern Brazil, March 28, 2014.

The U.S. will play Portugal here on June 22 at Arena Amazonia.

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People play soccer in a field in the outskirts of Recife, northeastern Brazil, April 6, 2014.

The U.S. will play Germany here on June 26 at Arena Pernambuco.

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People play volley at Mucuripe beach in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, April 6, 2014.

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A general view of the crafts fair on the Iracema beach in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, March 28, 2014.

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People shop at the Central Market in Belo Horizonte April 9, 2014.

Games will be played here at Estadio Mineirao.

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Women take a selfie with a mobile phone between graffiti-filled walls along "Beco do Batman" (Batman's alley) in the Vila Madalena neighborhood in Sao Paolo, which is a well-known open-air graffiti museum, April 20, 2014.

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A musician performs at the "Escadaria Selaron" (Selaron Steps), an art installation made by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron, at the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, April 16, 2014.

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Street artist Lujan Perazzo plays a musical instrument at a traffic light at the streets in Brasilia, April 13, 2014.