Rio Flashcards
Why is Rio important nationally?
- transport hub, ships, airports
- second most important industrial centre (5% of Brazil’s GDP
- important in service sectors
Healthcare - opportunities, challenges and solutions
- 55% of families with access to health clinic
- poor healthcare for elderly and preggnant
- Santa Marta had medics deliver health kits to favela
Education- opportunities, challenges-and solutions
90% of children illiterate
25% of poorest children don’t go to school
Water supply - opportunities, challenges
12% of population without access to running water
37% of water is lost through leaky pipes, fraud and illegal access
Economic challenges of favelas
Unemployment can be at 20% in some favelas
Environmental Challenges - air pollution
40% more cars in last decade
Congestion causes smog
Water pollution
Gunabara bay highly polluted due to -
- inefficient sewage system
- 200 tonnes of sewage dumped in bay
Waste pollution
Favelas built on steep slopes, so waste is difficult to expose of
Power plants were set up to burn waste
Where are favelas located
60% in suburbs
25% in outer parts of city
22% of Rio’s population live in favelas
Improve,nets to rocinha
90% of homes built with brick and has electricity
Schools, health facilities and private universities
Challenges of squatter settlements
Construction Unemployment Crime Health Services
Crime rates in favelas
Very high
Murder rate can be as high as 20 per 1000 people
Often controlled by drug gangs
Health of favelas
Infant mortality rates can be as high as 50 per 1000
Dense population so disease spreads
Favela Bairo Project
A site and service scheme where local authority provide land and services for residents to build homes
Improvements of the Favela Bairo Project
- formally named roads
- Access to water
- efficient sewage systems
- hillsides secured from landslides
- health, leisure and education facilities constructed
