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Graffiti: Paint and Protest in Brazil

What does graffiti and street art actually change?

Thousands of angry young Brazilians could not care less about the 2016 Olympics; they would rather paint Rio and S茫o Paulo鈥檚 walls with their views about political turmoil, poverty and inequality. Steve Uruqhart meets graffiti writers and street artists in Brazil. Why do they choose to risk their lives, their limbs, their freedom, to highlight their social concerns?

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