once inaccessible favelas such as vidigal, are now welcoming investments and the construction of boutique hotels and other gastronomic establishments. once forgotten neighborhoods around the port area of the city are home to modern high-rises, landscaped gardens, and state of the art museums.

successful economic policies strengthened the real, and allowed rio the status of international economic capital. the hosting of major world events underline the rising of rio and the transformation in not only one of the most beautiful cities on our planet, but also one of ever increasing industrial and political significance.