Wealth outside the American frame: how fortunes are made, spent and protected city by city.
3 installments so far. New ones are added as they publish.
Part 1LagosLagos has about 3,400 dollar millionaires and a grid that dispatched 4,901 megawatts for 240 million people. What wealth costs in a city where the rich buy their own infrastructure.August 12, 2026
Part 2MumbaiMumbai has around 51,000 dollar millionaires, no inheritance tax, and a legal cap of $250,000 a year on taking money out. What wealth costs on the most crowded peninsula in…August 29, 2026
Part 3São PauloBrazil armored a record 42,800 civilian cars in 2025, most of them in São Paulo, a city that also flies its executives over the traffic. What wealth costs when the…October 2, 2026