RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of a billion people moved out of slum conditions in the past decade, driven by rapid economic growth in emerging giants India and China, but the number of people living in them continues to rise, the United Nations housing agency said on Friday. The number of people living in shantytowns increased by 55 ...

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro to protest against changes in an oil royalties law that would drain the city's coffers. Changes made by Brazil's lower house of Congress would cut about $4 billion from ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A proposed cut to Rio de Janeiro's share of Brazil's oil revenues has provoked a furious reaction in the beach-side city, with officials saying the change would jeopardize its ability to host the World Cup and the Olympic Games. The head of Rio's Olympics organizing committee on Monday became the latest official to ...