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São Paulo, Nov 28 (EFE), (Camera: Wallace Carvalho).- At just 17, Wallace Martins is already an emerging figure on the racing circuits of Brazil, a calling he strives to finance in any which way he can given his humble background. He has already been dubbed the ‘Hamilton of the favela.’One of his living room walls is stacked with trophies, on the other, there is a racing kart.The young racer from the northern outskirts of Sao Paulo is set on overcoming the chronic inequality in Brazil, a country that has produced Formula One giants like Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna, one of Wallace’s idols along with British driver Lewis Hamilton.FOOTAGE AND SOUNDBITES OF WALLACE MARTINS:“At the start of the year, there were two races I wasn’t able to compete in due to a lack of funds.""This sport, here in Brazil, is prohibitive, mainly for middle-lower class and for people in the periphery (the outskirts). Those who can stay in the sport are business-owners and that kind of thing.” INCLUDES FOOTAGE COURTESY OF WALLACE MARTINS AND SAO PAULO AUTOMOBILE FEDERATION.

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