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    Rio de Janeiro: Where privilege and poverty share one backyard

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    It's clear why Christ chose to watch over Rio—a city in need of a North Star. by: emiliab9291 Views[218] A mansion is silhouetted by a mountainside of ghettos. by: emiliab9291 Views[250] Beyond the mountains cradling the city’s posh center lies sprawling poverty. by: emiliab9291 Views[317] But for Brazilians living in favelas, life is more of a struggle than a samba. by: emiliab9291 Views[225] Rio de Janeiro is a throbbing city—alive with music, noise, culture and beauty. by: emiliab9291 Views[434]
     

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    Saturday, 25 May 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Before I started taking photos, I was a marketing major staring down the barrel of a future I feared. I looked at life through the filter of the usual, not the unfiltered eyes of a dreamer. But life changed when I met a guy named Tom on a trip I took ... Read more >
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