Saturday, August 23, 2014

Members of the dance company 'Gentlemen the Rua' (GRua) or 'Gentlemen of the Street' hold their street performance titled 'Body Passing' on the streets of Natal, August 8, 2014. The GRua dancers, based in Sao Paulo are in Natal for a national gathering of contemporary dance. Reuters/Nuno Guimaraes (Brazil - Tags: Entertainment Society TPX Images of the Day).

O candidato do PSDB à presidência do Brasil Aécio Neves esteve em Natal, na gigantesca fábrica de tecidos Guararapes. (imagens veiculadas via Agência Reuters)








Monday, May 12, 2014

Domingo de 'Pelada 2'


A boy sits on a discarded couch as he watches a Sunday "pelada" soccer match in the Bom Pastor neighborhood of Natal, a World Cup host city, May 11, 2014. Sunday soccer is a decades-old tradition when Brazilians of all walks of life play on the beaches, in the slums, and on the streets matches that are known as "peladas" or "naked". Pelada can refer to a street match where everyone plays barefoot with "naked" feet, or a match on a grassless "naked" field, or a match with a ball so worn that it is "naked". With the 2014 World Cup just one month away, people of all walks of life in the host cities are spending their Sundays practicing the sport for which their country is about to become the global stage. The tournament will take place in Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Natal, Fortaleza, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Cuiaba, Manaus, and Recife. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Nuno Guimaraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP) 

Domingo de 'Pelada'


Residents play a Sunday "pelada" soccer match in the Bom Pastor neighborhood of Natal, a World Cup host city, May 11, 2014. Sunday soccer is a decades-old tradition when Brazilians of all walks of life play on the beaches, in the slums, and on the streets matches that are known as "peladas" or "naked". Pelada can refer to a street match where everyone plays barefoot with "naked" feet, or a match on a grassless "naked" field, or a match with a ball so worn that it is "naked". With the 2014 World Cup just one month away, people of all walks of life in the host cities are spending their Sundays practicing the sport for which their country is about to become the global stage. The tournament will take place in Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Natal, Fortaleza, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Cuiaba, Manaus, and Recife. Picture taken May 11, 2014. REUTERS/Nuno Guimaraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)