A member of Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Teto (Roofless Movement) plays with a soccer ball in the courtyard of one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over recently, in the centre of Sao Paulo, Nov. 18.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement march with their belongings to occupy one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over in one night, in the center of Sao Paulo.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement break open the front door of a vacant building during the occupation of one of the 11 empty buildings the movement took over in Sao Paulo, Oct. 29.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement enter with their belongings one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over in one night, in the center of Sao Paulo, Oct. 29.

Police arrive as members of Brazil's Roofless Movement begin the occupation of an empty buildings that the movement took over, Oct. 29.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement block the front door of a vacant building from the inside during the occupation of one of the structures that the movement took over.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement clean a vacant apartment they chose, in one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over in one night, in the centre of Sao Paulo, Oct. 29.

Siblings, who are children of members of Brazil's Roofless Movement, play in a vacant apartment, Nov. 6.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement stand in the hallway of one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over recently, in the center of Sao Paulo, Nov. 6.

A member of Brazil's Roofless Movement leaves for work from a bulding occupied by the group through a hole made with a sledgehammer.

A leader (second right, white smock) of Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Teto (Roofless Movement) speaks to a state health worker (in blue) and a policeman, outside one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over in the centre of Sao Paulo, Dec. 4.

A member of Brazil's Roofless Movement watches TV, Nov. 18.

A Colombian member of Brazil's Roofless Movement hangs laundry, Nov. 18.

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement sit on couches in one of the 11 empty buildings, Dec. 4.

A member of Brazil's Roofless Movement fixes her hair beside her children near Christmas decorations, Dec. 4.

A member of Brazil's Movimento dos Sem-Teto (Roofless Movement) does laundry in one of the empty buildings that the movement occupied, Dec. 5.

A member of Brazil's Roofless Movement brushes her hair Oct. 29.

A member of Brazil's Roofless Movement cooks inside the space he closed off with plywood, in one of the 11 empty buildings that the movement took over recently, in the center of Sao Paulo, Dec. 5

Members of Brazil's Roofless Movement sleep on the floor of a vacant apartment, Oct. 29.

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's funeral cortege arrives at Planalto presidential palace, designed by Niemeyer, in Brasilia on Dec. 6.

People line up for the wake of architect Oscar Niemeyer at the Planalto presidential palace, designed by Niemeyer, in Brasilia on Dec. 6.

A fire truck escorts the coffin of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer past the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brasilia. Niemeyer designed much of Brazil's futuristic capital, including the Metropolitan Cathedral.

Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer's coffin is carried on a fire truck in Brasilia on Dec. 6 headed toward the Planalto Palace.

The Brazilian National Congress, designed by Niemeyer, on Dec. 6.

Farmers from the Brazilian northeast carry out a demonstration holding cattle skulls in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on Dec. 4.

Farmers from Brazil's northeast hold up oxen skulls, representing animals killed by the drought, outside Planalto presidential palace where security agents stand guard in Brasilia, Brazil, on Dec. 4. Brazilian farmers affected by the drought are asking the president to pardon their government bank debts.

Farmers from the Brazilian northeast carry out a demonstration holding cattle skulls in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia Dec. 4. The protesters are demanding the cancellation of their debts and help from the government to alleviate the effects of the drought that rages over the region this year.

An aerial view shows an illegal mine in the jungle in southern Venezuela.

An illegal miner or garimpeiro works in a mine close to the Ikabaru river in southern Venezuela.

An illegal mine is seen in the southern Venezuelan state of Bolivar, near the border with Brazil.

A garimpeiro digs with a pressure hose in Bolivar.

Heavily armed guards hold their weapons outside a business licensed to buy rough diamonds and gold in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana.

An miner named Ramon flashes a gold letter 'R' on his tooth as he smiles after working in a mine in Bolivar.

Girls turning 15 pose in their gowns for photos inside a pink limousine before their debutante ball, in the Mangueira favela, or shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro.

A girl turning 15 pauses to look out the limousine that drove her and other girls to a group debutante ball, organized by the Peacemaker Police Unit program, as the car's interior disco lights illuminate her friend's dress.

A girl rests on the sidewalk in her gown before attending the debutante ball in the Rio de Janeiro shantytown.

A girl turning 15, dances with her friend during a group debutante ball in Rio de Janeiro.

A debutante ball party goer sits on the floor as she adjusts her high heel shoe.

A truck driver covers his face to protect himself from dust as he waits to unload his cargo of cereal grain at the rail terminal in Alto de Araguaia, Brazil, on Sept. 24.

Truck driver Geraldo drives along the dangerous highway BR-163, also known as the as the "Highway of Death," in Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil, on Sept. 28, 2012.

Truck driver Ediban Tardoni sits on a chair with his son Thablio Tardoni, 6, as he waits to unload his truckload of cereal grain at a rail terminal in Alto de Araguaia, Brazil, on Sept. 24, 2012.

A truck driver drives passes shipping containers and an image of Christ the Redeemer after he unloaded his freight of cereal grain at Brazil's main ocean port of Santos, on Sept. 20, 2012.

A cap hangs from a cross alongside highway BR-163, also known as the "Highway of Death" in Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil, on Sept. 28, 2012. More than 1,200 truckers died on Brazil's federal highways last year, according to police data. To dissuade drug use and reduce the death toll, the government recently mandated rest periods for truckers for the first time.

Truck driver Paulo dos Santos, 43, his wife Roseli Nesteraqui, 39, and their children Wellinngton, 18, and Erica, 12, wait for a second day for a new axle to arrive for their truck at a petrol station near highway MS-306 in Chapada do Sul, Brazil, on Sept. 18, 2012.

A truck driver sleeps in a hammock during a break at a truck stop along highway MS-306 in Chapada do Sul, Brazil, on Sept. 18, 2012. To reduce the death toll on Brazil's highways, the government recently mandated rest periods for truckers for the first time. Employed truckers who drive most of the truck miles covered in Brazil are now restricted to eight hours at the wheel per day, but self-employed truck owners can press on for 13.

A petrol station worker cleans the window of a truck next to an image of "Our Lady of the Road," near highway BR-163, also known as the "Highway of Death," in Nova Mutum, Brazil, on Sept. 27, 2012.

U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps gives a swimming lesson to youths during a visit at the Alemao slum complex's Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 30.

U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps trains young swimmers at Olympic Village Carlos Castilho in the Complexo de Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 30.

U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps high fives young swimmers after leading them in a workshop at the Olympic Village Carlos Castilho in Complexo de Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Oct. 30.

A student walks past a Brazilian Army tank during a patrol of the Muquico slum in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 1. Brazilian soldiers and marines started a patrol in Rio de Janeiro slums to guarantee "democratic freedom" and allow candidates to campaign for the upcoming Oct. 7 elections for the mayor and city council.

An Electoral Tribune worker removes illegal campaign banners while a Brazilian soldier patrols the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 1. Brazil's Defense Ministry says troops will be used to ensure peaceful voting and campaigning in Rio de Janeiro ahead of next week's municipal elections. Voters in 5,565 cities and towns across Latin America's biggest country will elect mayors and municipal councilmen on Oct. 7.

A child lounges on a bench next to a campaign banner at the Fogo Cruzado slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 1.