q UPLIFTING MUSIC Captions by Ashlee Scholefield. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2015 UPLIFTING MUSIC CONTINUES LIVELY SAMBA MUSIC Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Paralympics. This is a city of wealth and poverty, famed for football and plastic surgery. We're here to meet the people ` samba dancers a television presenter, paralympians, a lawyer and an ex-gang member ` and to find out what it's like to live with a disability in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. At Samba City, the Carnival floats and costumes are all top secret, but we were allowed to film one of the most famous dancers in Rio, Viviane de Assis. RELAXED GUITAR MUSIC ALL SING IN PORTUGUESE These are the Embaixadores da Alegria ` the Ambassadors of Joy. ALL CHEER They're the world's first and only samba school for people with disabilities. For the last two years, the 1800 members of this group have led the Carnival into the Sambadrome. PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PLAYS The Ambassadors are famous throughout Rio. Viviane is the lead dancer. LIVELY PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PLAYS LIVELY PERCUSSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES LIVELY PERCUSSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES Fernanda has been a reporter on Programa Especial for the last eight years. Fernanda also holds the prestigious role of Drum Section Queen for the Ambassadors of Joy. CHEERING, EXCITED YELLING CHILL-OUT MUSIC The 2016 Olympics and Paralympics will be the first to take place in Latin America. Over half a million visitors are expected. Most events are being held in Barra, an affluent district an hour's drive to the south of Rio. CHILL-OUT MUSIC CONTINUES When Carlos was a teenager, he travelled to Europe with only $40 and a soccer ball. He performed soccer tricks on the streets of Zurich, saving enough money to come back and start his own transport company. RELAXED GUITAR MUSIC # The girl from Ipanema goes walking. # SOFT, REFLECTIVE MUSIC Favelas are the ghetto areas, home to over 11 million people in Brazil. First built by ex-slaves in the 19th century, they're often run by drug gangs. Carlos comes from a poor family, but his lateral thinking and hard work has kept him from a life in the favela. WHEELS SQUEAK WHEELS SQUEAK, CRUNCH At 22, Bira was shot in the back in a robbery gone wrong. He was left paralysed. He survives on a small pension and what little he earns from photography. At the same time, he's putting his youngest brother through school. (SPEAKS PORTUGUESE) Bira can sometimes sit here for three hours before someone passes that can lift him into his house. SOFT, PERCUSSIVE MUSIC SOFT, PERCUSSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES MAN SPEAKS PORTUGUESE (SPEAKS PORTUGUESE) CHATTER IN PORTUGUESE (SPEAKS PORTUGUESE) (SPEAKS PORTUGUESE) INDISTINCT CHATTER Bira's photographs have been shown in national and international exhibitions as well as appearing in magazines, newspapers and books. CHILDREN CHATTER EXPECTANT GUITAR MUSIC ENERGETIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC ENERGETIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES Deborah became blind after taking drugs for a pneumonia-type condition. She continued to work from home until two years ago, when all of Brazil's legal paperwork shifted online, with no accessibility for her screen reader. She hasn't been able to work since and is now studying human rights law. ENERGETIC DRUM MUSIC 10,000 Brazilians play football professionally around the world. These players are all blind. They're vying for a spot on next year's Paralympics team. ENERGETIC DRUM MUSIC CONTINUES Blind football is five-a-side. Everyone except the goalie must have a visual impairment. They wear a mask to even the playing field. The ball has a bell inside so players can hear where it is. The manager stands behind the goal, giving cues to the athletes. (YELLS IN PORTUGUESE) ENERGETIC DRUM MUSIC CONTINUES UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC CLAP ECHOES UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONTINUES KNOCK AT DOOR (CHUCKLES) LIVELY SAMBA MUSIC LIVELY SAMBA MUSIC CONTINUES Captions by Ashlee Scholefield. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2015