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Brazil, by the numbers

Brazil has spent $63 billion on infrastructure – an investment some citizens have questioned given the country's flagging economy.

Workers are racing to complete projects in Brazil's 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup, as soccer fans prepare to flock to the country. Brazil has spent $63 billion on infrastructure – an investment some citizens have questioned given the country's flagging economy.

The charts below show the economic investments by sector as well as the general mood of the control, according to public opinion polls. The maps show the stadiums across the country as well as the controversial slum pacification effort.