Three million people live in São Paulo's "urban border."

The majority of young people live in high risk areas

In Rio de Janeiro the embattled city is taken as an expression of the urban crisis and, in São Paulo, as a problem of politics and prisons.

Research shows the difference between public schools in the downtown area and on the outskirts.

For decades, Brazilian governments have expressed determination to conquer poverty and inequality, and some have spent a lot of money in the attempt

The growth of slums across the country only confirms the need for bold measures to solve a problem with which the inhabitants of our big cities have lived with for far too long.