We flew to Rio to begin a cruise to Europe about 3 years ago. We had a lengthy ride from the airport to the port. On our way we passed area that looked a lot like the photo above in Rio. It was something that made most of us sit back and think. Here we were on our way to start a cruise and people were living in cardboard shacks and I do mean cardboard. The guide told us they had no running water or bathroom facilities. They used a pot and just dumped it out the window. For water they had to walk with pots to get water that may have been contaminated. We also went through area where mansions were. Two different class of people very poor and very wealthy.