Cristiano Gomes “Xuxu” leaves Rocinha slum on his way to Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 21, 2015. Before he learned how to surf at the school, his “life was pretty bad”, he says. He would juggle for spare change from motorists at the busy highway intersection at the base of the Rocinha shantytown. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)
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