Cinderellas of the Slums
In a series revealing what it's like to be young in South America, Billie JD Porter travels to Brazil to explore the glitz and glamour of 15th birthday debutante balls.
In the last of three programmes revealing what it's like to be young in South America, Billie JD Porter travels to Brazil to explore the glitz and glamour of 15th birthday debutante balls. In Brazil's booming economy, some parents are spending more than 拢100,000 on their daughter's special day. But in a country with a huge gap between rich and poor, not everyone is invited to the party. Billie teams up with two modern-day 'Cinderellas' who are hoping their dreams of making it to the ball will come true.
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Clips
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At home with Andressa
Duration: 02:15
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Favela Cinderellas' dress fitting
Duration: 02:04
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Billie JD Porter |
Executive Producer | Lucy Hetherington |
Producer | Alicia Arce |
Director | Alicia Arce |
Broadcasts
- Wed 19 Feb 2014 21:00
- Thu 20 Feb 2014 00:30
- Thu 20 Feb 2014 02:55
- Mon 24 Feb 2014 20:00
- Tue 25 Feb 2014 02:00
- Thu 8 May 2014 03:00
- Fri 9 Jan 2015 21:00