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Life in Rio’s ‘Super-Condos’

By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO - Long known as being a city of excess, now the home life of many Cariocas has also been touched by the phenomenon as the development of the 'Super Condominium' takes hold in Rio.  A miniature city within a city, some with on-site schools, shops and basically everything you could need all within a gated community, they have become all the rage, fueled by the media's scare-mongering of the middle and upper class and their portrayal of the condo-dream.

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