- Cairo, Egypt - 20.4 million people
- Crowds in a very popular street in the late afternoon, Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Getty Images
- In addition to its historically significant architecture, Cairo is probably best known as the home of one of the ancient wonders of the world; the ancient Egyptian Giza pyramid complex. It is also home to 11 per cent of the population of Egypt.
- There are plans in place to build two monorail systems to serve the city, which will help to ease the significant traffic issues that the city currently experiences.
- Frequent dust storms and the desert climate makes might sound like a deterrent, but this doesn’t stop people wanting to visit…
Mexico City, Mexico - 21.6 million people - Mexico City, Mexico - 21.6 million people
- Houses covering the hillside in one of the most populated suburbs of Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Getty Images
- Mexico City sits high on the plateau known as the Valley of Mexico, 2,240m above sea level, and is the oldest capital city in the Americas.
The growth of this metropolis is remarkable. In 1900, its population stood at a mere 500,000 people. But due to large numbers of people from rural areas coming to the city looking for work, this ballooned to nine million by the 1970s. Because of a lack of housing, this influx led to large numbers of people setting up illegal shantytowns around the city. - Mexico City is now a centre of business and also a popular tourist attraction, full of museums and places to eat. Amazingly, if Mexico City were an independent country, it would be the fifth-largest economy in South America.
São Paulo, Brazil - 21.8 million people - São Paulo, Brazil - 21.8 million people
- Favelas on the hillside of São Paulo, Brazil, surrounded by high-rise tower blocks. Photo by Getty Images
- It is a bit of a cliché, but São Paulo is a city of huge contrast. A place where extreme poverty meets great wealth, with the biggest skyscrapers of the financial district towering over the slums of the city, known as the favelas.
- Water supply issues are a problem in São Paulo, with few natural sources of drinking water in the city. The haphazard nature of the layout of the city and its buildings doesn't help.
- However, crime has been falling and air quality has been steadily improving in recent years, making it a nicer place to live for all of its 22 million residents.
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