21 May 2013 Last updated at 07:49 GMT
The Italian charges 500 reais (€191/$246) per month for the room, a price that includes breakfast and a spectacular view. At the hotels in Ipanema, that amount of money is only enough for one night's accommodation with a courtyard view at most. But the hotels aren't located in a favela, or shanty town, like the apartment that Baronio has purchased.
Oklahoma tornado: Dozens killed in Moore
At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say.
Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods were flattened and schools destroyed by winds of up to 200mph (320km/h).
About 120 people are being treated in hospitals.
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma.
He also ordered federal authorities to join in the search efforts which are continuing throughout the night.
Monday's twister hit Moore, a suburb of about 55,000 people, at 14:56 (19:56 GMT) and remained on the ground for about 45 minutes.
EU condemns attack on gay rights rally in Tbilisi, Georgia
Orthodox priests prominent as thousands-strong mob hounds activists
The European Union has denounced a violent attack by thousands of Georgians – with Orthodox priests in the vanguard – on a few dozen gay rights campaigners in the capital Tbilisi.
About 50 people gathered in Tbilisi’s main square to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, but they were quickly confronted by about 5,000 angry demonstrators who broke through police lines and forced them to take refuge on buses provided by the authorities.
About 30 people were hurt, including 20 police officers, as the protesters pursued the campaigners across the square and surrounded the buses, hurling stones and beating sticks against the windows.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Japan's regional isolation higher than ever
Japan's neighbors are getting wary of PM Shinzo Abe and his center-right government. At home, however, Abe is bucking the trend of his immediate predecessors and riding high in the opinion polls.
In public, the Japanese government has kept its counsel about the decision by Park Geun-hye, the new South Korean president, to select Beijing as the location of her first diplomatic mission within Asia. In private, Japan's leader must be displeased at what is a clear put down.
But it should not be a complete surprise to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, given the chilly relationship that Japan has at present with its immediate neighbors - China, South Korea, North Korea and, to a lesser extent, Taiwan and Russia.
Gringos in the Slums: Expats Move In as Rio Favelas Improve
By Jens Gluesing
Now that the notorious drug gangs of Rio de Janiero's shanty towns have been driven out, the neighborhoods are attracting new residents from Southern Europe. Fleeing the euro crisis back home, the expats are contributing to a real estate boom in the favelas.
A gentle wind blows across Ipanema, and the air is soft and velvety. Diego Baronio hails from Brescia near Milan, yet here he is, high above the beach at Rio de Janeiro. He has just placed a fruit basket with papaya on the table, the espresso machine is hissing, and his Brazilian companion is serving freshly squeezed pineapple juice. A tourist from Berlin is stretching on a lounger. Baronio has rented his guest room to him.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Islamists 'arrested' in Maiduguri
About 120 militant Islamists have been arrested in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, as they were organising the burial of a commander, an army spokesman has said.
The military has also recaptured five areas from the militants, he added.
There has been no independent confirmation of what the army has said.
President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states last week to quell the insurgency by the Boko Haram group.
It has carried out a wave of bombings and assassinations since 2009, saying it wants to establish an Islamic state across Nigeria.
An art museum uses technology to lure young patrons
The Cleveland Museum of Art is embracing cutting-edge technology to try to lure new audiences to its collection of masterworks.
As cultural institutions across the country struggle to attract young visitors, the Cleveland Museum of Art is embracing cutting-edge technology to try to lure new audiences to its collection of masterworks.
In the museum’s new Gallery One, visitors can try to match the expressions of faces in a painting or strike the pose of a sculpture in the collection and then share photographs of the results via social media. Display screens paired with original works of art show people how the pieces were made and where they come from.
The goal is to make the museum more welcoming, especially to young people who “mediate the world through the screen,” says David Franklin, director of the museum.
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