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In Brazil, dentists give battered women a new life

Brazilian Thais de Azevedo, 71, a transgender person who was victim of violence and had her teeth rebuilt by the project "Turma do Bem", poses during an interview with AFP in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Ana Claudia Rocha Ferreira suffered domestic abuse at the hands of multiple partners, dating back to when she was just 15 years old. The violence took a mental and physical toll.

"I only had four teeth left in the front. I was ashamed to go out," she explains.

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