In just one day’s time, all eyes will be on Brazil as the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament begins. An estimated 3.7 million tourists are expected to descend upon the country over the next month, providing a short-term boost to the Brazilian economy. But the event’s impact on the people of Brazil—and the troubles they face every day—can’t go unnoticed. Getty photographer Mario Tama has captured the displacement and crime Brazilians have faced before the games, and will continue to face after the final goal is scored.
Rio's iconic Maracana Stadium is lit at dusk behind a favela on December 10, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA boy shows off his soccer skills in the Complexo do Alemao pacified favela on March 23, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesDrug users gather beneath an overpass in an area known as 'Cracolandia', or Crackland, in the Antares shantytown on December 10, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesResidents look on as Brazilian military police officers patrol in the unpacified Complexo da Mare, one of the largest favela complexes in Rio, on March 30, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesMourners gather over the body of dancer Douglas Rafael da Silva at his funeral, after he was shot and killed, on April 24, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA woman kisses a baby in the Cantagalo shantytown community on March 28, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA trash fire burns due to the lack of government assistance of trash disposal in the Mangueira favela, which overlooks the famed Maracana Stadium on June 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA woman hangs laundry next to the remains of demolished homes in the Metro Mangueira favela, located near Maracana stadium, on May 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesResident Leiticia stands in an impoverished area in the unpacified Complexo da Mare slum complex, one of the largest favela complexes in Rio, on March 18, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA boy looks out for a fallen kite as kids fly kites in the Mangueira favela which overlooks famed Maracana Stadium on June 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesRevelers play soccer in the Cantagalo shantytown community next to neighboring Pavao-Pavaozinho on February 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesResidents from a nearby community gather while catching a glimpse outside Itaquerao stadium, also known as Arena de Sao Paulo and Arena Corinthians, on June 8, 2014 in Sao Paulo.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA bulldozer sits by where homes formerly stood in the Manguinhos community on May 27, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA child plays on a swing in the Prazeres pacified favela community on March 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA girl stands outside the main entrance to a formerly deserted building which is currently home to 82 families who occupy the building in the port district on November 3, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesBoys play on a trampoline before the start of a communal marriage ceremony in the Mangueira pacified favela on November 9, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesYoung family members wait to enter a communal marriage ceremony in the Jacarezinho pacified favela, on January 17, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesDrums queen Thalia Cristina walks into an office space at a Jacarezinho samba school practice session ahead of Carnival celebrations on February 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesPerformer Agatha Rosa with Grupo Orunmila applies her makeup before dancing at National Day of Samba celebrations at Pedra do Sal in the port district, on December 2, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA man bathes from a small hose amongst the remains of demolished homes in the Metro Mangueira favela, located near Maracana stadium, on May 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesPeople gather by a makeshift weight set outside the Capela Nossa Senhora de Fatima which held Easter Mass during Semana Santa (Holy Week) in the Cantagalo shanty town community on April 20, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesKids play in dirt from construction in an area where homes were torn down in the Manguinhos community on May 27, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesTwins Wendy (R) and Isis Guimaraes (L) pose in front of their home which remains standing in an area where homes were torn down in the Manguinhos community on May 27, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesA boy stands on a roof near the remains of demolished homes in the Metro Mangueira favela, located near Maracana stadium, on May 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
