People hold placards with the names of victims of violence during a protest against the World Cup and military police at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Around 200 people marched along the beachfront in the Copacabana tourist district before Brazil's World Cup match against Cameroon on Monday in a protest against the tournament as well as police violence in Rio de Janeiro's favela shantytowns.
Carrying a banner that read, "The party in the stadiums is not worth tears in the favelas," the protesters chanted: "We want health, education and who gives a (expletive) if Brazil are champions."
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