From a corruption scandal to heavily armed troops storming shanty towns, Brazil's recent preparations for hosting the 2014 World Cup have not exactly bathed the country in a positive light.

Causes of urban growth Land use in LEDCs Characteristics of shanty town areas Case study: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rocinha The rapid growth of shanty towns Reasons for migration to Rio de Janeiro ...

The Brazilian Federal Police announced that beginning December an unmanned “spy” aircraft will over-fly the shanty towns of Rio do Janeiro at a height of 7.000 metres, well out of range from ...

A battalion of Special Forces (BOPE) from the Brazilian city of Rio do Janeiro started using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones to air monitor the drugs trade and gangs in shanty towns ...

Rescue workers continue the search for people still missing after poor neighbourhoods and shanty towns were swept away ... have killed hundreds of people in Brazil over the past year.