How Dogs Forge a Bond with Rio’s Homeless That Is Life-Saving for Both

This article, which accompanies Heloisa Passos’ film “Birdie” for Field of Vision, is the first of a two-part series. The second part, accompanying the film “Karollyne,” will be published soon.

AS IS TRUE OFSO MANY CITIESin the western world, there are thousands of homeless people living on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the second-largest city in Brazil. They include families, children, solitary men and women, the old and the young. Many have been homeless for years with little prospect of an...