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For the last decade the country has been forging ahead with social reforms and impressive economic progress in preparation for the 2014 World Cup games.

But two decades ago, a very different Brazil welcomed the world to another landmark world event – the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit. Rosemary Mendonca was born at that same time, and ever since then, filmmakers have been following the story of her life.

Having grown up in grinding poverty, in one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas, the film follows her as she has fought to forge a future more hopeful than the past.

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