World Cup Fans Kick Back as Police Confront Brazil Marchers
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World Cup fans flocked to beaches, bars and Sao Paulo’s stadium to watch the opening match while police clashed with protesters in the streets of several Brazilian cities.
Security forces in Sao Paulo used tear gas to disperse protesters who were wearing hoods and throwing stones as the city prepares to host the first game at 5 p.m., according to images shown on TV Globo. While similar clashes occurred in downtown Rio de Janeiro, people at nearby Copacabana beach crowded into the Fan Fest, a screening event sponsored by soccer’s governing body FIFA, sunbathing under cloudy skies and sipping caipirinhas, a Brazilian cocktail.