Few visitors to Rio 2016 will see behind the ‘wall of shame’ – colourful murals that screen off the city’s poorer communities. Here, young journalists from favelas look back on 12 months scarred by Zika, landslides and police violence
Diary entries by Maré resident Thaís Cavalcante tell of her battle with the Zika virus, terrifying and frequent gunfire, and efforts to improve life in the community
In the second part of our series looking at life in Rio de Janeiro, Thaís Cavalcante, a young community journalist from Maré, discusses the state of play in her neighbourhood one year before the city hosts the Olympic Games
