WEBVTT 00:00:10.378 --> 00:00:15.509 Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Paralympics. 00:00:15.509 --> 00:00:18.550 This is a city of wealth and poverty. 00:00:18.550 --> 00:00:22.277 Famed for football and plastic surgery. 00:00:22.277 --> 00:00:24.378 We're here to meet the people, 00:00:24.378 --> 00:00:28.929 Samba dancers, a television presenter, Paralympians, 00:00:28.929 --> 00:00:31.877 a lawyer and an ex gang member. 00:00:31.877 --> 00:00:34.327 And to find out what it's like to live with a disability 00:00:34.327 --> 00:00:37.295 in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 00:00:40.491 --> 00:00:45.170 At Samba City the carnival floats and costumes are all top secret. 00:00:45.170 --> 00:00:49.837 But we were allowed to film one of the most famous dancers in Rio. 00:01:27.912 --> 00:01:33.065 These are the Ambassadors of Joy. 00:01:35.825 --> 00:01:41.978 They're are the world's first and only Samba school for people with disabilities 00:01:43.313 --> 00:01:46.610 For the last two years the 1,800 members of this group 00:01:46.610 --> 00:01:50.208 have led the carnival into the Samba Drome. 00:01:54.307 --> 00:01:57.569 The Ambassadors are famous throughout Rio. 00:01:57.569 --> 00:02:01.110 Vivianne is the lead dancer. 00:05:11.909 --> 00:05:18.027 Frenanda has been a reporter on Program Special for the last 8 years. 00:05:54.835 --> 00:05:58.471 Frenanada also holds the prestigious role of Drum Section Queen 00:05:58.471 --> 00:06:01.308 for the Ambassadors of Joy. 00:06:17.388 --> 00:06:20.570 The 2016 Olympics and Paralympics 00:06:20.570 --> 00:06:24.719 will be the first to take place in Latin America. 00:06:24.719 --> 00:06:29.000 Over half a million visitors are expected. 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:32.517 Most events are being held in an affluent district 00:06:32.517 --> 00:06:36.418 an hour's drive to the south of Rio. 00:08:06.725 --> 00:08:09.887 When Carlos was a teenager he traveled to Europe 00:08:09.887 --> 00:08:13.374 with only 40 dollars and a soccer ball. 00:08:13.374 --> 00:08:16.415 He performed soccer tricks on the streets of Zurich. 00:08:16.415 --> 00:08:20.670 Saving enough money to come back and start his own transport company. 00:10:31.078 --> 00:10:33.634 Favelas are the ghetto areas 00:10:33.634 --> 00:10:36.948 home to over 11 million people in Brazil. 00:10:37.498 --> 00:10:41.280 First built by ex slaves in the 19th century 00:10:41.280 --> 00:10:44.190 they're often run by drug gangs. 00:10:44.350 --> 00:10:46.594 Carlos comes from a poor family 00:10:46.594 --> 00:10:49.317 but is lateral thinking and hard work 00:10:49.317 --> 00:10:52.203 has kept him from a life in the favela. 00:14:05.533 --> 00:14:10.672 At 22 he was shot in the back in a robbery gone wrong. 00:14:10.672 --> 00:14:13.812 He was left paralysed. 00:14:15.881 --> 00:14:21.342 He survives on a small pension and what little he earns from photography. 00:14:21.342 --> 00:14:25.536 At the same time he's putting his youngest brother through school. 00:14:58.031 --> 00:15:01.760 He can sometimes sit here for three hours before someone passes 00:15:01.760 --> 00:15:04.268 that can lift him into his house. 00:16:29.984 --> 00:16:34.685 His photographs have been shown in national and international exhibitions 00:16:34.685 --> 00:16:39.061 as well as appearing in magazines, newspapers and books. 00:21:17.019 --> 00:21:21.643 Deborah became blind after taking drugs for a pneumonia type condition. 00:21:22.363 --> 00:21:26.082 She continued to work from home until two years ago 00:21:26.082 --> 00:21:29.690 when all of Brazil's legal paperwork shifted online. 00:21:29.690 --> 00:21:32.937 With no accessibility for her screen reader 00:21:32.937 --> 00:21:35.571 she hasn't been able to work since 00:21:35.571 --> 00:21:38.317 and is now studying Human Rights Law. 00:22:36.351 --> 00:22:40.729 Ten thousand Brazilians play football professionally around the world. 00:22:40.729 --> 00:22:43.221 These players are all blind. 00:22:43.221 --> 00:22:46.947 They're vying for a spot on next year's Paralympics Team. 00:23:02.517 --> 00:23:05.640 Blind football is five aside, 00:23:05.640 --> 00:23:09.164 everyone except the goalie must have a visual impairment. 00:23:10.524 --> 00:23:14.061 They wear a mask to even the playing field. 00:23:14.754 --> 00:23:18.910 The ball has a bell inside so players can hear where it is. 00:23:21.010 --> 00:23:25.489 The manager stands behind the goal giving cues to the athletes.