World Cup 2014: Brazil seen from above

Final preparations are being made for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil which starts next week.

Ahead of the games, BBC News has been finding out more about the country, and not just from the street.

The BBC hexacopter took to the sky to see what Brazil looks like from above.

Produced by the World Service Languages Global Video Unit.

Pilot: Owain Rich. Camera operators: Rhian John-Hankinson, Chris West. Producer: Jonathan Wells

See more on Brazil's Soccer Cities, from Friday 6 June on the BBC News Channel, BBC Two, BBC World News and online).