PBS News Weekend

Season 4, Episode 24 of 99

On Sunday, we meet Jefferson from Rocinha, one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods. Jefferson was able to attend school in part because his mother received a government stipend through Bolsa Familia, an anti-poverty program that has boosted enrollment. Jefferson dreams of finishing school and becoming a soccer player but the odds are stacked against him. On average Brazil's poorest children finish only four years of school, and in Rio's slum neighborhood, the drug trade beckons.

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9/20/2015
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