Sunday’s vote is expected to be one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in the country’s history.
![Brazil's incumbent President Dilma Rousseff is running for re-election with the Workers Party, PT [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201410923501733734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Sunday’s vote is expected to be one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in the country’s history.
![Brazil's incumbent President Dilma Rousseff is running for re-election with the Workers Party, PT [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/201410923501733734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Incumbent Dilma Rousseff leading with a narrow 39 percent, just ahead of the Socialist Party, latest poll shows.
![Residents of the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela pass candidate Marina Silva's campaign poster [Flora Charner/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014104131637940339_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Independent outlets in poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhoods are bringing news to the world.
![Children play soccer in a Rio de Janeiro favela days before World Cup is set to begin [Flora Charner/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/201461010401310580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)