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Friday, June 13, 2014

Postcards from Sao Paulo

The greatest show on Earth: Jennifer Lopez leads the celebrations as Brazil's World Cup party kicks off in blaze of colour (but do you have a clue what the costumes are supposed to represent?)

Brazil's World Cup opening ceremony kicks off in a whirl of colour as Jennifer Lopez sings to hundreds of millions of football fans around the world
Popstar Jennifer Lopez helped kick off celebrations at the World Cup opening ceremony at the Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil this evening. She was joined by rapper Pitbull and Brazilian pop star Claudia Leitte (centre) as she performed the official World Cup song 'We Are One (Ola Ola)'. Thousands of fans (left) turned out for the grand ceremony, which cost more than £4.5million to put on. Entertainers (right), who have been rehearsing since March, performed to the jubilant crowd ahead of tonight's opening match between Brazil and Croatia.
The Daily Mail (UK) | 13 June 2014
J-Lo wows as she performs during the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia
J-Lo wows as she performs during the opening ceremony of the 2014 World Cup prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia

Celebrations centred around a gigantic globe situated in the middle of the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo and performers - dressed in an array of colourful outfits and costumes - danced in front of the crowd

Thousands of fans gathered in the Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil for the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of the tournament's first match between Brazil and Croatia 
 
In the centre of the stadium, the football pitch was covered in multi-coloured rays for the opening ceremony, which cost more than £4.5million to put on 
 
Two Brazil fans give a thumbs up as they prepare to watch their team take on Croatia in the opening match of the 2014 World Cup 
 Around 20 hours of artistic work went into every single minute of the 30-minute ceremony, which was choreographed by Paulo Barros - a two-time winner of the samba school title at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
Before tonight's ceremony, a protest broke out in Sao Paulo as part of a demonstration demanding better public services and opposing the money spent on the World Cup 

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