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Kolkata roots for Brazil as FIFA World Cup fever grips the city
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
Streets and lanes of Kolkata bleed yellow and green as the city roots for Brazil in the FIFA World Cup. Instead of political graffiti for a change the football crazy city walls are painted in yellow and green by various local clubs and groups. Brazil is an eternal favourite of Kolkata and Bengal with Argentina following as close second. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra.
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