With the football World Cup looming, Brazil is increasingly making international headlines and the slums of Rio de Janero are one of the most talked about topics.
Locally known as favelas, these suburbs are often rife with crime and largely controlled by criminal organisations. Growing up in such a world, children are often pulled into a life of crime.
But one non-governmental organisation is trying to change that. Afroreggae employs music and dance to reach out to local communities, in the hope of changing the trajectory of many of the area's young.
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