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Brazil female Street Child World Cup team (competition winners) training playing football on a concrete pitch in a favela in favela Vila Cruzeiro. Vila Cruzerio is one of the most dangerous favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Football classes are run through Dutch NGO Ibiss, giving the local women a chance to be involved in a positive project. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

Brazil female Street Child World Cup team (competition winners) training playing football on a concrete pitch in a favela in favela Vila Cruzeiro. Vila Cruzerio is one of the most dangerous favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Football classes are run through Dutch NGO Ibiss, giving the local women a chance to be involved in a positive project. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)