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For Brazil's Soccer Stars, Careers Often Begin On Makeshift Fields

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Brazilian kids play soccer in a <em>favela,</em> or shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Brazil is hosting the World Cup next month and its team is considered the favorite. Many of the country's top players learned the game playing in the street or on dirt fields. (Getty Images)
Brazilian kids play soccer in a favela, or shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Brazil is hosting the World Cup next month and its team is considered the favorite. Many of the country's top players learned the game playing in the street or on dirt fields. (Getty Images)

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