Megacitys - Wenn es Nacht wird in ... (2024)
Glittering facades, vibrant life, and people facing the daily struggle for survival. ZDF correspondents each profile a megacity within their reporting area. How do people celebrate, laugh, and love in such a city? How are problems like housing shortages, food supply, transportation, and climate change solved – in metropolises with over ten million inhabitants?
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1. Chongqing - the largest city in the world2024-01-02 · 44mThis megacity is growing relentlessly and is not for the faint of heart. Anyone wanting to experience China simply cannot miss Chongqing – the largest city in the world.
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2. Mexico City - creative and combative2024-01-03 · 43mMexico City was once feared; today, the megacity is a tourist hotspot. The city has retained its fighting spirit – in some places for the sake of spectacle, in others for survival.
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3. Lagos - Metropolis of Extremes2024-01-04 · 44mLagos is growing faster than any other city in the world. A megacity of extremes: while many of its 25 million inhabitants live in poverty, money is no object in its clubs.
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4. Rome - Journey to the heart of the city2024-03-31 · 45mExtraordinary people, touching stories and mysterious places.
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5. London2024-12-30 · 45mAs night falls over the Thames, those sharp contrasts emerge that make London arguably the most interesting and international metropolis in Europe.
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6. Rio de Janeiro2025-01-02 · 45mRio de Janeiro is Sugarloaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue, and Copacabana. When night falls, culture and music pulsate – but it's also hard work in the "engine room" of
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7. Istanbul2025-05-01 · 45mBetween tradition, chaos, and constant upheaval: How does beleaguered Istanbul, with its 16 million inhabitants, manage to survive as a modern global city despite all the tensions?
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8. Mumbai2025-07-31 · 45m
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9. Vienna2025-08-07 · 45mVienna is beautiful. Framed by the facades of the Austro-Hungarian era, people enjoy culture and coffee, clattering past St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Sisi Museum in horse-drawn
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10. Toronto2025-12-29 · 44mWhen pilot Ky sees the Toronto skyline during her evening approach, it's the happiest moment of her day. The financial metropolis transforms into a vibrant, dazzling melting pot.
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11. Paris2026-05-25 · 54mCity of love, fashion metropolis, place of longing for millions of people – that is Paris, often described as the most beautiful city in the world.
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