Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
As the World Cup nears, excitement is building for soccer fans across the globe, except for some in the host country of Brazil.
But a piece of Brazilian street art has called attention to the darker side of the sporting event. It's a spray-painted image of a crying child sitting at a table with a soccer ball on his plate, and it's created a firestorm of reaction.
Here to tell us more about Paulo Ito, the artist behind the piece, is Vincent Bevins, who covers Brazil for the LA Times.