The City Show

Brazilian architect Pedro Henrique de Cristo moved into a Rio favela called Vidigal, determined to do work with impact. After years running a celebrated project in the neighbourhood, things went awry. But in the process of working in Vidigal, Pedro learnt that even good ideas have their limits.

What do the world's second most expensive private home, a spate of serial bombings, and a seemingly innocuous statute titled "Floor Space Index Regulations" (also known as Air Rights) have in common? Anthropologist Vyjyanthi Rao, who has spent twenty years immersed in a fast-changing Mumbai's urban politics, helps us make the connection.

Bo Kaap, a once close-knit community in the heart of Cape Town's city centre survived South Africa's draconian apartheid-era laws. Now, its residents feel under threat from an influx of newcomers and commercial development. They also have to fess up to the community's complicated history...

The City Show - Compelling stories about complex cities. In each episode, we reveal the inner workings of our cities in Africa, Latin America and Asia.