[The da Silva family's home sits among the hillside jumble of squatters' huts beneath the city's famous statue of Christ, Rio de Janeiro]

[Flavio da Silva standing on one leg, Rio de Janiero]

[Woman carrying container with child, Rio de Janeiro]

[Man in uniform carrying containers, Rio de Janeiro]

[Flavio da Silva resting after an asthma attack, Rio de Janiero]

[Isabel da Silva crying after vainly seeking comfort from her exhausted father, José, Rio de Janiero]

[Flavio da Silva holding a scrap of magazine as brother Zacarias clings to his legs, Rio de Janeiro]

[Fever division department carrying ladders, Rio de Janeiro]