Rio Flashcards
Studying the case study of Rio ; opportunities, challenges, Favela Bairro (20 cards)
What percentage of people in the favelas are unemployed?
20%
What are 5 problems in the favelas?
- Water
- Electricity
- Poor infrastructure
- Education/crime
- Healthcare
How much water is lost through illegal access and leaking in Rio?
37%
What percentage of Rio’s population do not have access to running water?
12%
Why are constant blackouts an issue in Rio?
Because of the demands of the 2016 Olympics
How many hospitals are in Rio?
Six
Why is healthcare still a problem despite there being six hospitals?
Many services are not free - people cannot afford them.
How many children above 14 continue their education in Rio and why?
Only half as the other half tend to drop out and be forced into drug trafficking.
How has the issue of healthcare been helped?
In Santa Marta, a favela 7km away from the nearest hospital, medics came into homes with medkits and treated residents for many kinds of diseases
How has the issue of education been helped?
In Rocinha, local authorities have created grants for poor children to be able to go to school. They have also encouraged people to go to school by raising money to pay for free lessons in sports
What is the cultural importance of Rio?
The 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup was hosted there. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is also one of the 7 wonders of the world.
Why is it economically important?
- Produces 5% of Brazil’s GDP
- Second largest industrial site after Sao Paulo
- A major port exporting sugar, coffee and iron ore.
What are some of the environmental challenges in Rio?
Traffic Pollution
Waste pollution
Water pollution
Examples of water pollution?
50 tonnes of industrial waste enters Guarana Bay everyday
How is water pollution being combatted?
12 new sewage works have been built.
Examples of waste pollution?
Favelas are built on steep slopes so community garbage trucks cannot reach them. Waste is usually just thrown on the streets
How is waste pollution being combatted?
A methane powerplant has been set up near the University of Rio.
It uses 30 tonnes of rubbish everyday and provides electricity for 1000 homes
What was the favela Bairro project?
The local authorities provided land and services for residents to build homes by themselves
Successes of the Favela Bairro project?
- A police unit was set up that monitors the area (decreasing crime)
- Hillsides were secured to reduce threat of landslides
- Paved and formally named roads
Failures of the Favela Bairro project?
- The budget of US$1B may not cover every favela
- Residents may not have the expertise to repair homes by themselves
- The newly built infrastructure is not being maintained
