Sao Paulo: The FIFA World Cup party in Brazil kicked off with singer Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pitbull performing in the opening ceremony in front of thousands of jubilant fans present at the Arena de Sao Paulo here Thursday.


Rapper Pitbull with Brazilian pop singer Claudia Leitte and Jennifer Lopez salute the audience at the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. Pic/AFP

The opening ceremony started with children, dressed in the colours of the 32 nations, jumping on trampolines and performers dressed as trees walking around a huge globe in the centre of the pitch, according to news.sky.com.