Police in Rio have organised a ball for teenage girls to help build relations within the Cerro Corá favela.
In Brazil, girls traditionally celebrate their 15th birthday by throwing a lavish party, so for the teenagers of one lucky community, the local police have made their dreams come true. The young women were picked up in a pink limousine and driven through the city and treated to a fairytale lifestyle for the evening.
Thirteen girls, all 15-years-old, were invited to the gala held at a neo-Gothic castle in Guanabara Bay along with police officers and their families.
Rio Police Throw Debutant Ball
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Teenage girls from the Cerro-Cora 'favela', or community, walk to enter a group debutante ball at Ilha Fiscal castle organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Teenage girls from the Cerro-Cora 'favela', a debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutantes dance a ceremonial dance with UPP officers during a debutante ball at Ilha Fiscal castle organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Participants wait for their debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Vitoria Rosa (R) and Anna Alice, sister and daughter of Marceli Rosa, from the Cerro-Cora 'favela'wait for Marceli's debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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UPP officers wait for the debutante ball to begin. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Officers stand waiting for a debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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A girl takes a selfie while waiting for her debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Girls from the Cerro-Cora 'favela' celebrate while arriving at a debutante ball. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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One of the girls arrives at the ball in a pink limousine. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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A UPP officer arrives at the party with a group of girls (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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An officer escorts a teenage girl on her way to the ball. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutante Rayane Rosa carries her son Davi Lucas during her debutane ball (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutante Marceli Rosa (L) holds her daughter Anna Alice as fellow debutante Rayane Rosa (C) holds her son Davi Lucas while posing for pictures (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutante Rayane Rosa (2nd R) dances during her debutane ball at Ilha Fiscal castle. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutante Rayane Rosa (C) dances during her debutane ball at Ilha Fiscal castle, on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rosa has a baby son who attended. The gala was held in the castle on Guanabara Bay and organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from the Cerro-Cora community, or 'favela'. They relied on volunteers who prepared makeup, hair dressing and loaned dresses, in an effort to build goodwill between 'favela' residents and the community's police force. Thirteen girls, aged around 15-years-old, attended the ball along with police officers, family members and supporters. The neo-Gothic castle was inaugurated in 1889 and is famed for holding the last Imperial Ball in November of 1889, just six days before Brazil became a Republic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Debutante Rayane Rosa (L) prepares her makeup with the assistance of a UPP officer before the ball. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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UPP officers from the Cerro-Cora 'favela', or community, wait for a debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle organized by the Pacifying Police Unit. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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A UPP officer (3rd R) hugs a debutante during the party. (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Girls pose as a worker looks on before a group debutante ball at Ilha Fiscal castle, organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community, on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The gala was held in the castle on Guanabara Bay and relied on volunteers who prepared makeup, hair dressing and loaned dresses, in an effort to build goodwill between 'favela' residents and the community's police force. Thirteen girls attended the ball along with police officers, family members and supporters. The neo-Gothic castle was inaugurated in 1889 and is famed for holding the last Imperial Ball in November of 1889, just six days before Brazil became a Republic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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One of the girls dance a ceremonial dance with UPP officers during a debutante ball at Ilha Fiscal castle, organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from their community, on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The gala was held in the castle on Guanabara Bay and relied on volunteers who prepared makeup, hair dressing and loaned dresses, in an effort to build goodwill between 'favela' residents and the community's police force. Thirteen girls, aged around 15-years-old, attended the ball along with police officers, family members and supporters. The neo-Gothic castle was inaugurated in 1889 and is famed for holding the last Imperial Ball in November of 1889, just six days before Brazil became a Republic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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eople wait for a debutante ball to begin at Ilha Fiscal castle on November 6, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The gala was held in the castle on Guanabara Bay and organized by the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) from the Cerro-Cora community. They relied on volunteers who prepared makeup, hair dressing and loaned dresses, in an effort to build goodwill between 'favela' residents and the community's police force. Thirteen girls, aged around 15-years-old, attended the ball along with police officers, family members and supporters. The neo-Gothic castle was inaugurated in 1889 and is famed for holding the last Imperial Ball in November of 1889, just six days before Brazil became a Republic. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)