One read "Looking to score?" next to a scantily-dressed woman; another printed a heart shaped like a bikini-clad bottom with the phrase "I love Brazil".

 

Brazil's tourism board, Embratur, says it is vehemently¹（激烈地） against any products that link Brazil's image to sex appeal. 

 

Adidas is one of the World Cup's main sponsors and its ball provider.

 

Following the controversy², the company said it was withdrawing the T-shirts - a limited edition meant for sale in the United States.

 

"Adidas always pays close attention to the opinion of its consumers and partners," its statement read.

 

 

"Therefore, it is announcing that these products will not be sold anymore."

 

Earlier on Tuesday, the country's tourism ministry³ had already criticised the products saying "any links between national icons⁴ and images with sex appeal" were against the country's official marketing⁵ policies.

 

"Such an attitude indirectly⁶ contributes to committing crimes such as sexual child and adolescent exploitation," it said.

 

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff also reacted, tweeting that Brazil was happy to greet tourists for the World Cup. 

 

But her country was also ready to fight sexual tourism, Mrs Rousseff wrote. 

 

In a statement, Brazil's Embratur said that "Brazil does not tolerate this type of crime on its territory."

 

Brazil says it has been trying to distance itself from the sexual stereotypes⁷ that marked the country for decades.

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