& # 39; They burn through the crack … & # 39; Being 11 in a Rio favela – BBC News

She went to the BBC News Maré favela to meet 11-year-old twins Samira and Samir da Silva to learn how violence affects their daily lives as they grow up in a Rio de Janeiro shack. Brazil’s shack towns are often associated with crime and high death rates, and in 2015 more than 100,000 students were suspended due to shootings at their schools.

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