Botafogo with a view of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado mountain.

Guests at the Yoo2 hotel looking over Botafogo Bay towards Sugarloaf.

Yachts moored below Sugarloaf, in Botafogo Bay.

Yachts moored in Botafogo Bay.

Cristo, Sugarloaf and Lagao.

Cristo, Sugarloaf and Lagao.

The Quinta da Boa Vista park, the location of the National Museum. On 2 September 2018, a devastating fire ripped through much of Rio de Janeiro's Museu Nacional, or National Museum.

Mist hangs over alokoMakoko, an area of Lagos that has been affectionately called the 'Venice of Africa'. Other than the fact that people move around on boats and live in houses suspended over the wat...

Bright yellow mini-buses drop-off and pick-up passengers at Idumota Market on Lagos Island.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

A view of Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

High rise condominiums in the wealthy neighbourhood of Sao Conrado, viewed from Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Housing clings to a hillside in Rocinha, Rio's single largest favela.

Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Police vehicles parked Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio de Janeiro.

People cross a pedestrian bridge in Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Residents look out towards the cable cars soaring over Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

Three workers, carrying sacks, descend from the top of Vidigal, a favela with views of Rio's South Zone beaches.

Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

A father and his son look out over Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

A view looking south to the National Park of Tijuca from the Palmeira teleferic cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

High rise condominiums in the wealthy neighbourhood of Sao Conrado, left, and the sweeping landscape of Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio de Janeiro.

The teleferico cable car crossing Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

Children play at the Palmeira cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

A child climbs a pole at the Palmeira cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

Smoke rises from a fire as residents clear out some of the last remnants of the favela's jungle to make use of the land

A youth launches a kite from the Palmeira cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

High rise condominiums in the wealthy neighbourhood of Sao Conrado, centre, and the sweeping landscape of Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio de Janeiro. To the left smoke rises from a fire as r...

Residents look out over Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

High rise condominiums in the wealthy neighbourhood of Sao Conrado, centre, and the sweeping landscape of Rocinha, the largest single favela in Rio de Janeiro. To the left smoke rises from a fire as r...

A panoramic view of the Rocinha favela.

A youth fly kites from the Palmeira cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

Two children walking on hillside in Complexo do Alemao with the teleferico cable car travelling above the district.

Ipanema beach and surroundings seen from the Vidgial favela.

The teleferico cable car crossing Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

A view of Olinda and the ocean from the second level of a house.

A view of Complexo do Alemao from a cable car cabin running above the favela.

Teleferico cable cars in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

A view from Rocinha of Zona Sul's wealthy neighbourhoods of Gavea and Lagoa. To the left is the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

The teleferico cable car crossing Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

People fly kites from the Palmeira cable car station in Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

The teleferico cable car crossing Complexo do Alemao in the North Zone.

Downtown Ribeirao Preto which grapples with an exploding dengue outbreak overwhelming both public and private clinics.

A man stands beside the cross on Morro Solar looking down over the district of Chorrillos.

Boats and highrise housing on Lima's Pacific shore.

A view from ​Cerro San Cristobal (San Cristobal Hill).

A view across Lima.

The district of Moravia which was once the site of a huge hill of rubbish, known as El Morro de Moravia, that polluted the whole area. A massive reclaimation project resettled thousands (some by force...

A view of Medellin from the top of Comuna 8. The city is building a 46-mile long concrete bike/walk 'greenbelt' surrounding the entire valley and intended to curb urban sprawl. In recent years the ci...

View of Sugarloaf moutain from the Tavares Bastos favela.

Dusk over Banda Aceh.

Two boys look out from the deck of a 2,600-ton ship which was carried two miles inland by the 2004 tsunami and remianed stranded when the waters receded. A new city park has been built around the ship...

A view of the Dutch Cemetery.

Houses on a hillside.

Housing in La Verbena a district in Zone 7.