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Cidade maravilhosa - | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
a city fit for football's greatest stage. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
This July, the eyes of the planet will be fixed | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
on the Maracana Stadium for the World Cup Final. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
And the nation expects Brazil to be there. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
With its incomparable natural beauty, | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
Rio is wonderfully seductive. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
But there are frustrations. Anger over the cost of living, | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
the state of public services, the gap between rich and poor. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:59 | |
A fifth of the city still live in the slums - | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
but despite the problems, there has been some progress. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
Favelas are the lifeblood of the city, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
a source of so much incredible energy. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
Things are never dull, | 0:01:16 | 0:01:17 | |
its residents living life on the edge. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
A network of twisting, turning alleyways, | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
these steep, narrow streets are a super speedway for daredevil bikers. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:32 | |
Drug lords once ruled this area, but not now. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
TRANSLATION: I used to hear many stories of people being murdered, even children. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:47 | |
I was afraid of being robbed. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
But since there's been a police presence in this favela, I feel a bit safer. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
-TRANSLATION: -The World Cup will be more than a game - it will be a spectacle. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
TRANSLATION: Rio doesn't just have beaches - there are other things for you to visit. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
The Condal mask factory is preparing for Rio's carnival. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:20 | |
The faces are some of the country's most popular characters, | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
real and imaginary. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
TRANSLATION: We were expecting the World Cup to be like an extra carnival, | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
but unfortunately this isn't going to happen for us. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
We really wanted to make masks of the Brazilian footballers. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
They would have sold really well. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
But the players won't let us, because of image rights. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
-TRANSLATION: -The World Cup will be fantastic for the city | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
but horrible for my pocket. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
TRANSLATION: The World Cup will be great for employment - but I hope it lasts. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:04 | |
As day turns to night, you can feel this place move. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
Every Saturday, hundreds dance the night away under this flyover, | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
Viaduto de Madureira. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
The beauty of this city... | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
..is that you never struggle to find a party. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
Occasionally, you need to draw breath. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
200 years ago, this was a coffee plantation. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
But Floresta da Tijuca was replanted, | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
transformed into a rainforest | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
to protect the city's water supply. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
Rio's getting a face-lift. It's time to entertain the planet. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
First the World Cup, then the Olympics. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
A sporting carnival is about to commence. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 |