Vision of the future or criminal eyesore: what should Rio do with its favelas?

Despite the looming World Cup and Olympics, constitutional reform and powerful drug lords have kept redevelopment of Rios squatter settlements at bay but the price is poverty and anarchy

The granite hump of Providencia gazes down like a stern guardian on the old port of Rio de Janeiro. It offers probably the finest viewpoint over any city I know. Rios great bay stretches inland to distant mountains. Below lies what was once the worlds third largest port, now mostly silent. Along the coast a pa...