More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

Homeless youngsters wake up after a night spent in an abandoned house in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

Homeless child in Sao Paulo's aptly named Street of Tears. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

A murdered child in a street of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Every six hours, a young life expires somewhere in the slums of this vast country. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

Juvenile delinquents cover their faces in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

Suspended in a makeshift sling, a boy passes the time looking out of a prison window, Brazil. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

Linked by a strong sense of solidarity, Brazilian street children are always on the run to get away from potential assassins and from the police, who often try to extract bribes. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

A church minister reads the Bible to a Brazilian street girl rendered insensitive by drugs. Drug abuse and trafficking are common reasons for imprisonment. More than seven million children live in the streets of Brazilian cities. Some of them choose to live this way to escape from violent relatives and cramped living conditions. Many others don't have any choice. Next to their lives, they value their freedom above all else. They form an easy target for the death squads, who are largely responsible for the more than 4,600 children assassinated in metropolitan Brazil in the last five years. This reportage took the photographer to favelas (slums) all over the country, from the coastal conurbations of Salvador de Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to the capital, Brasilia.

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