Indigenous Brazilians from different ethnic groups aim their bows at Planalto Palace, the official workplace of Brazil's president during a protest in Brasilia on Tuesday. The protest is aimed at attracting attention on the Amazonia situation ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which starts on June 12.

Chief Raoni of the Kayapo indigenous group attends a protest in front of the National Congress in Brasilia on Tuesday. The 84-year-old leader is famed for his battles to protect the Amazon rain forest. Around 500 indigenous chiefs, many from the Amazon basin, attended the protest.

Riot police block a road during protests by Brazilian social movement activists and indigenous people against the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brasilia on Tuesday.

Brazilians from different ethnic groups dance in protest in front of Planalto Palace on Tuesday. Photos: AFP