Silvia Izquierdo / AP
In this Aug. 6, 2015 photo, garbage lays in an open-air ditch in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Luiz Joao Abrahao, who heads Rio’s gastroenterologists’ association, said that Rio’s sewage problem has resulted in endemic levels of water-borne illnesses across his city. “Acute diarrhea is a common thing, something we experience in our day-to-day lives here,” said Abrahao. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) 
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Rio de Janeiro’s lack of basic sanitation is in the headlines because Olympic athletes will compete in polluted waters during next year’s games, but in many slums it is part of every day life.
