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Rio street kids pose with guns and sniff glue in chilling photos of Brazilian street gangs from the 1990s

Harrowing photos open a window into the brutal and drug filled world of the favella and the people who struggle for survival within them

THESE chilling photos open a window into the brutal world of the Brazilian "favella" and the street gangs that snare children at a young age.

Drugs, guns and glue-sniffing is the order of the day for the kids in the backstreets of Rio de Janeiro.

A child aims a gun down the lens in a harrowing image of life on the streets of Rio
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A child aims a gun down the lens in a harrowing image of life on the streets of RioCredit: Getty Images

Black and white images taken in the 1990s show the harsh conditions that inspired the Oscar nominated film City Of God.

The snaps are taken from a photographic project by snapper Viviane Moos titled Brazilian Street Diary.

Compiled over many years beginning in the 90s she has captured the reality of of the lives lead by the people who live just 15 minutes from the paradise of the Copacabana beach.

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A child well below the age of ten can be seen aiming a gun squarely down the camera lens, bare footed and bare chested against a backdrop of squalor.

Another shows a gang of youths desperately inhaling the fumes from bags filled with glue, to stay high and fight off incessant hunger pangs.

Kids frantically sniff glue from plastic bags to maintain their high and stave off hunger pangs
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Kids frantically sniff glue from plastic bags to maintain their high and stave off hunger pangsCredit: Getty Images
A woman breastfeeds her child in the filthy streets surrounded by detritus and poverty
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A woman breastfeeds her child in the filthy streets surrounded by detritus and povertyCredit: Getty Images
A heroin addict shoots up down an alleyway unconcerned if he is noticed
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A heroin addict shoots up down an alleyway unconcerned if he is noticedCredit: Getty Images
A rare moment of happiness on the streets is captured as a mum plays with her baby
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A rare moment of happiness on the streets is captured as a mum plays with her babyCredit: Getty Images
A family huddles in a doorway in their part of a Rio favella
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A family huddles in a doorway in their part of a Rio favellaCredit: Getty Images

More images show desperate mothers breastfeeding their children in filthy streets and heroin addicts injecting themselves in alleyways totally unconcerned if they are observed.

The movie detailed the lives and loves of the inhabitants of the Cidade de Deus (City of God) in Rio.

Romance and organised crime thrive amongst the streets in the film which has been declared a modern classic and even spawned a TV series and a another film both titled City of Men.

A group of girls play on a lamp post in one of the few moments where they get to just be children
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A group of girls play on a lamp post in one of the few moments where they get to just be children
A shirtless boy sticks his tongue out at a woman passing him in the street
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A shirtless boy sticks his tongue out at a woman passing him in the streetCredit: Getty Images
The images look like scenes straight out of the Oscar winning film City of God
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The images look like scenes straight out of the Oscar winning film City of GodCredit: Buena Vista International

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