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Distro - Cities. 2002 

Stuart Franklin 

As the world's population continues to expand, it is the cities which are absorbing more and more of the people. In the near future the world's urban areas will, for the first time, hold half the world's population. With this in mind, Stuart Franklin has explored four major global cities, Sao Paulo in Brazil, Bangkok in Thailand, Lagos in Nigeria and Hyderabad in India.

Sao Paulo is the world's third largest city, accommodating a population of 18 million in an area of 3,000 square miles. The allure of urban opportunities attracts both the rich and poor and nowhere is this divide more apparent... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Penitenciaris do Estado. Inmates making windscreens... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Nova Belem was the first self-built housing... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Megacities. ROTA police led by Lt Komata involved... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Scorpions security firm. In 10 years the number... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Mass Aerobics in the Interlagos Leisure complex.... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Fans at a Roger Waters concert. 2002. 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Nova Belem was the first self-built housing... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Young girl walking her dog in the Ibirapuera... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Cantareira Street market. Stacks of 20-cent... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Graffiti artists painting in the Praca do... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Commuters exiting trains from Sao Paulo's... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. The Jardim Angela Favella in the south-west... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Megacities. Aerial view of the downtown area... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Miltary police patrol one of the many favela's... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Carandiru Prison. The Police's shoot first... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Residents of the Jardim Angela favela, take... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. The largest pool in Sao Paulo draws working... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Stacks of 20 cent dish towels, fresh sliced... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Commuters exiting trains from Sao Paulo's... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Students from the Osmania Medical College -the... 

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INDIA. Hyderabad. Worker at a tree nursery developed by Hyderabad... 

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INDIA. Hyderabad. Market in the Charminar Road area shot from... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Young children cueing for water at the Jagdish... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Young children cueing for water at the Jagdish... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Clearing weeds from a lake near Hyderbad helps... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. 90% of children attend school and the city has... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. A dynamic government is racing to transform... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Around 90% of the cities children, including... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. From the NTR Garden Hyderbad looks like an urban... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. The Girka Pally community tree nursery. Here... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Schoolgirls at the Hussaina Alam school these... 

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INDIA. Hyderbad. Official pearl jeweller Mr Bijay Kumar with... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Klong Toey. Children playing with dolls near... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Cell phones, advertised at a cyber kiosk down-town,... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. When a resident of Bangkok's Klong Toei slum... 

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BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. Megacities. 2002 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. The Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, famous for... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Klong Toey district. Human Develpment Centre... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Nurse Kanyaluk Tejapongvarachai assisting... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Khao San Road. A street where young and old... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. The Sukhumvit Area, famous for it's tolerant... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Workers developing the subway system due to... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Tourists at the Grand Palace in Lumphinin... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. Pedestrians in the popular bar area Patpong.... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. View from the backseat of a Bangkok Traffic... 

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THAILAND. Bangkok. The city dominates the countires economy,... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos Island. Sunday morning training. Aspiring footballers... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Olososua Landfill site. Opened in 2000 the site... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. 2002. 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Oshodi Market. 2002. 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Lagos born Agbani Darego was welcomed home as... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Pushing past a jam, motorcyclists squeeze through... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. A dead dog floats with waste in Ebute Metta Lagoon.... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Workers in Lagos pour concrete for a sidewalk... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Rich in urban ingenuity, Ping-Pong players in... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Lab analysis of Malarial blood. malaria is the... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. People playing in the surf on Lekki Beach on... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Crossing from the Apapa port to the Marina terminal... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Ebute Metta Lagoon. A throughfare for fishermen... 

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NIGERIA. Lagos. Oshodi Market. With jobs scarce most resident... 
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