The Olympic Flag flies in front of 'Christ the Redeemer' statue during a blessing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro August 19, 2012. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Fans celebrate after Brazil's Fred scored against England during a friendly soccer game at the Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, June 2, 2013. Felipe Dana/AP
A demonstrator shouts at police during a protests in front of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, June 17, 2013. Protesters massed in at least seven Brazilian cities for a round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in the country, raising questions about security during big events like the current Confederations Cup and a papal visit next month. Eraldo Peres/AP
A woman walks with her child on her shoulders in front of graffiti against the infrastructure work for the 2014 World Cup at the Metro Mangueira slum near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, April 10, 2013. Host nation Brazil had yet to finish the main stadiums to be used in the dress rehearsal for the 2014 soccer World Cup. Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A native Indian walks at the Brazilian Indian Museum in Rio de Janeiro March 21, 2013. A native Indian community of around 30 individuals have been living in the abandoned Indian Museum since 2006. The group was fighting against the destruction of the museum, which is next to the Maracana Stadium. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Protesters are reflected on the glass of a building (l.) as they march in Rio de Janeiro, June 17, 2013. Protests in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and other Brazilian cities, set off by a 10-cent hike in public transport fares, have clearly moved beyond that issue to tap into widespread frustration in Brazil about a heavy tax burden, politicians widely viewed as corrupt and woeful public education, health, and transport systems. Felipe Dana/AP
Fans hold protest signs reading 'Not against the Brazilian team - against corruption' during the soccer Confederations Cup group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao stadium in Fortaleza, Brazil, June 19, 2013. Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Riot police detain a demonstrator near the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 2013. The soccer match between Mexico and Italy for the Confederations Cup was played against the backdrop of teargas and rubber bullets as riot police confronted outside Maracana Stadium protesters angry over the amount of public money being spent on staging the event and next year's World Cup. Luciana Whitaker/Reuters
A military police pepper sprays a protester during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, June 17, 2013. Victor R. Caivano/AP
The Maracana Stadium under renovation in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics on September 18, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Spain's players run during a Confederations Cup training session at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, June 19, 2013. Victor R. Caivano/AP
Protesters shout slogans in Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 2013. Brazilian police have dispersed a small protest against a public transport fare hike that broke out in front of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of the Mexico-Italy soccer match during the Confederations Cup. Nicolas Tanner/AP
A statue is covered by graffiti left by protesters that reads in Portuguese '3.20 is robbery' outside City Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 19, 2013. Beginning as protests against a bus and subway fare hike the demonstrations have quickly ballooned to include broad middle-class outrage over the failure of governments to provide basic services and ensure public safety. Nelson Antoine/AP
Demonstrators gather to protest against the Confederation's Cup and the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff outside the national congress in Brasilia June 17, 2013. Protesters are using the Confederation's Cup as a counterpoint to amplify their concerns about poor public services, police violence, and government corruption. Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
An employee stands inside the National Stadium Mane Garrincha in Brasilia, Brazil, May 14, 2013. Eraldo Peres/AP
Brazil overtook Spain to win the Confederations Cup – the primer for the World Cup – while protests heated up outside the Maracanã stadium.
Madness reigned in Brazil on Sunday – both the good kind and the bad. The national soccer team claimed victory over Spain to win the Confederations Cup for the third time in a row, an important feat in the leadup to the World Cup, which will also be held here. But euphoric cheers inside the venue were countered by several thousand protesters just outside the stadium walls.
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