HIDDEN under the shadow of an Ikea superstore, this so-called ‘caravan city’ reveals the stark reality of life for those without a home to even furnish. Freezing in below-zero ...

Many people in developing countries have given up subsistence farming in the countryside and made their way to large cities like Rio de Janeiro. They move in search of a better life. People are ...

ecisions are made daily to improve the quality of life for city dwellers ... Unplanned cities easily generate rats and cockroaches and other disease-carrying organisms. Shanty-dwellers in the heart of ...

This has led to the growth of shanty towns, which are called favelas in Brazil ... 50 per 1000 compared to a national rate of 15 per 1000. In 2011, life expectancy in Rio's favelas was found ...