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Favela Athletes
In the run up the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio, we followed three young Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls from their homes in the Rio favelas to the moment of 'selection'.
In the run up the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio, we followed three young Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls on their journey from their homes in the Rio favelas to the final moments of 'selection'. We watched as 17 year old diver Giovanna, 13 year old gymnast Ana Carolina and 26 year old Jorge, a Paralympian high jumper, trained and struggled to reach their dreams of achieving Olympic glory and representing Team Brazil.
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