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On New Year's Day, President Lula Brazil is stepping down after two terms in power.

In the first of two documentaries, Paolo Cabral investigates his legacy.

This is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a city of street music and big international offices

of luxury apartments and vial and favelas.

And the city wish has won the right to host the biggest sporting events in the world.

The games of the 31st Olympiad are awarded to the city of Rio de Janeiro.

For President Lula, the Rio Olympics and the upcoming football World Cup are proof

that Brazil is now a first-class country.

This week, the president is leaving office after eight years,

not just with an amazing international reputation but with very high approval ratings at home.

I'm Paolo Cabral, the BBC correspondent in Brazil.

In this series, I'll be investigating the legacy of one of the world's most popular politicians.

I'll be asking whether he has put Brazil on course to become an economic superpower

and whether Brazilians have managed to transform their lives during his presidency.

Rio de Janeiro's central station is the departure point for many of the trains

that connect the reach center of the city of Rio de Janeiro

to the much poorer parts of greater real.

And you're going to visit one of these places.

It's called Austin. Crime is right. There are the militias acting.

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