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Syrian Tulin Hashemi waits for a job interview at a hotel in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Tulin, whose mother arrived two days ago, has been living in Brazil for two months. As she does not speak Portuguese, Tulin says it is difficult for her to find a job and therefore she is staying at the slum as it is one of the cheaper neighbourhoods to live in. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Syrian Tulin Hashemi waits for a job interview at a hotel in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. Tulin, whose mother arrived two days ago, has been living in Brazil for two months. As she does not speak Portuguese, Tulin says it is difficult for her to find a job and therefore she is staying at the slum as it is one of the cheaper neighbourhoods to live in. According to the National Committee for Refugees (CONARE), 2,077 people fleeing the Syrian civil war have settled in Brazil, whilst a quarter of the 8,400 refugees in the Latin American country come from Syria. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Syrian Tulin Hashemi shops for fruit at a market in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Syrian Tulin Hashemi shops for fruit at a market in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Syrian Tulin Hashemi poses for a photo along the street she is living in, at the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Syrian Tulin Hashemi poses for a photo along the street she is living in, at the Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, chooses vegetables at a market in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, chooses vegetables at a market in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, waits for a job interview at a hotel in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, waits for a job interview at a hotel in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi (C), a Syrian, attends a Portuguese lesson at the Caminhos Language Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi (C), a Syrian, attends a Portuguese lesson at the Caminhos Language Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, walks up stairs after a job interview in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, walks up stairs after a job interview in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, waits to enter a kombi to go home in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, waits to enter a kombi to go home in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, walks along a street in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian, walks along a street in Vidigal slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)



Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian (R), attends a Portuguese lesson at the Caminhos Language Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Tulin Hashemi, a Syrian (R), attends a Portuguese lesson at the Caminhos Language Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
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