Pictures: The Brazilian way

A photo by Daniel Kfouri shows 'altinho' (loosely translated as 'little height') a soccer game played on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, in which the ball can't touch the sand. Picture: Daniel Kfouri/Mostra Futebol Br

A photo by Daniel Kfouri shows 'altinho' (loosely translated as 'little height') a soccer game played on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, in which the ball can't touch the sand. Picture: Daniel Kfouri/Mostra Futebol Br

Alex Almeida photographed the Brazilian Amazon and other Brazilian states searching for the complex sociology of Brazilian soccer. Here he shows the women of Xingu Indigenous Park, Para state, Amazon region. Picture: Alex Almeida/Mostra Futebol Br

The real soccer of Brazil is played at Bom Jesus da Lapa, a town in the interior of Bahia state. This photograph by Joao Machado is part of the exhibit Mostra Futebol BR, which shows how soccer equals the playing field among the rich and poor in Brazil. Picture: Joao Machado/Mostra Futebol Br

Alex Almeida photographed the Brazilian Amazon and other Brazilian states searching for the complex sociology of Brazilian soccer. Here he shows the women of Xingu Indigenous Park, Para state, Amazon region. Picture: Alex Almeida/Mostra Futebol Br