Pulling their children from the flames, this family were among hundreds of ordinary Brazilians forced to flee after an anti-World Cup protest in Sao Paulo erupted into violence.

Demonstrations were held in more than 30 cities across the country, but the Sao Paulo demonstrations quickly turned violent, with more than 100 people arrested.

Opposition to the cost of hosting the World Cup this summer has become a rallying cry for millions of disaffected Brazilians – who believe they are being prevented from seeing the benefits of their country’s rapid economic boom.

At least 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Sao Paulo in protest over the mounting cost of holding the World Cup in Brazil later this year.

Last year, millions of people took to the streets across Brazil complaining of higher bus fares, poor public services and corruption while the country spends billions on the World Cup, which is scheduled to start in June.

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