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Postcard
'We Don't Need the World Cup': Massive Protests Erupt Across Brazil
200,000 people took to the streets Monday to oppose political corruption and inferior public services.
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Maps
Visualizing the Stunning Growth of 8 Years of OpenStreetMap
Of course, these people know how to map their own mapping exploits.
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Postcard
Rio's Santa Marta Slum Attracts a Slew of Famous Visitors
Add Vice President Joe Biden to a list that includes Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Michael Jackson.
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Rankings
The World's Top 20 Cycling Cities
No American cities made the annual ranking, put together by Copenhagenize Design Co.
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Videos
Watch Rio Erase and Rebuild Its Entire Waterfront in 3 Minutes
Urban planning porn for advocates of highway demolition.
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Rio's Completely Misguided Anti-Rape Effort: Cut Vans Used by the Poor
Rather than improving police accountability, the city inexplicably took away an important source of transportation.
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The Big Fix
What Happens to the Olympics Plans of Cities That Don't Win Them?
More importantly: Does a city get anything out of the exercise?
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The Golden Age of Gondolas Might Be Just Around the Corner
Meet the evangelists of cable-drawn aerial transportation.
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Videos
A Pair of Nuts Fly Through Rio de Janeiro's Vertical Labyrinth
Extreme-sports enthusiasts Jokke Sommer and Ludovic Woerth take a hair-raising ride through Brazil's urban jungle.
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Rio's Mad Scramble: Will the City Be Ready for the World Cup?
Weather, worker strikes, and structural problems have set back the renovation of the historic Maracanã Stadium as FIFA's deadline looms.
