Brazil to invest $1.2bn in Rio de Janeiro's favelas

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has announced an investment of more than $1.2bn (£770m) in favelas, or shanty towns, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Ms Rousseff said the money would be spent improving three areas - Rocinha, Jacarezinho and the Lins complex. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22916622#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa