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Urban sprawl has pushed the poor in Macapa into the floodplains of the Amazon River.
Photographer: Stefan Kolumban
A 7,000-Year-Old City Emerges as a Haven from Dubai’s Sky-High Rents
Sharjah is beginning to lure investors to its shores less than two years after passing a law allowing foreigners to buy property in select areas of the conservative emirate.
Gang Violence Is Moving to the Amazon’s Fast-Growing Cities
As the drug trade piggybacks on environmental plunder, a spike in homicides is borne by the rainforest region’s neglected urban areas.