▁the ▁industrial ▁and ▁the ▁financial ▁sector ▁fav oured ▁the ▁changes . ▁However , ▁higher ▁r ents ▁forced ▁many ▁poor er ▁residents ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁the ▁centre ▁to ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁rapidly ▁expand ing ▁fav el as ▁on ▁the ▁ste eper ▁hills ides . ▁Meanwhile , ▁many ▁aff lu ent ▁families ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁south west , ▁not ably ▁in ▁I pan ema ▁and ▁Leb lon ▁and ▁at ▁sites ▁farther ▁down ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁Rio ▁has ▁maintained ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁manufact uring ▁centre ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁after ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Rio ' s ▁service ▁sector ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁providing ▁for ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁jobs ▁in ▁such ▁areas ▁as ▁fin ance , ▁communic ations , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁entertain ment , ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁education , ▁and ▁computer ▁engineering . ▁Rio ▁remains ▁a ▁major ▁centre ▁for ▁cultural ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁international ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁influ ential ▁Bra z ili ans ▁keep ▁homes ▁there . ▁Despite ▁des perate ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁fav el as , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁violent ▁crime ▁throughout ▁the ▁city , ▁grave ▁levels ▁of ▁air ▁and ▁water ▁poll ution , ▁and ▁my ri ad ▁other ▁problems , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁is ▁still ▁widely ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁beautiful ▁city . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Edmund