• Joao Paulo, 16, plays with a football in the street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup in a suburb outside Brasilia, Brazil on Wednesday. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014
    Joao Paulo, 16, plays with a football in the street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup in a suburb outside Brasilia, Brazil on Wednesday. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014
  • View of Brasilia's Metropolitan Cathedral illuminated in green and yellow on Wednesday. Evaristo SA / AFP / June 4, 2014
    View of Brasilia's Metropolitan Cathedral illuminated in green and yellow on Wednesday. Evaristo SA / AFP / June 4, 2014
  • A metro train metro passes by graffiti, painted in reference to the 2014 World Cup, near Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium on Wednesday. Nacho Doce / Reuters / June 4, 2014
    A metro train metro passes by graffiti, painted in reference to the 2014 World Cup, near Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium on Wednesday. Nacho Doce / Reuters / June 4, 2014
  • View of a window from a Rio de Janeiro building decorated with Brazilian flags ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Antonio Lacerda / EPA / June 4, 2014
    View of a window from a Rio de Janeiro building decorated with Brazilian flags ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Antonio Lacerda / EPA / June 4, 2014
  • A child walks in a street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup with a mural of Brazil player Hulk in view. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014
    A child walks in a street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup with a mural of Brazil player Hulk in view. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014
  • Brazilian artist Jambeiro paints a graffiti in reference to the Brazilian player Hulk and the rest of the Brazil national football team ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Pilar Olivares / Reuters / June 4, 2014
    Brazilian artist Jambeiro paints a graffiti in reference to the Brazilian player Hulk and the rest of the Brazil national football team ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Pilar Olivares / Reuters / June 4, 2014
  • Boys play ball in a street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup on Wednesday outside Brasilia, Brazil. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014
    Boys play ball in a street decorated for the upcoming 2014 World Cup on Wednesday outside Brasilia, Brazil. Eraldo Peres / AP / June 4, 2014

In pictures: Brazil turns green and yellow with World Cup a week away


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Images from Brazil showing World Cup fever building with just a week left now before the June 12 kickoff to football’s global showpiece.