Rio de janeiro

Question 1

Where do poor people in Rio live?

Answer 1

favellas, shanty towns, squatter settlements

Question 2

What is a squatter settlement?

Answer 2

area with poor quality housing, lacking in amenities (water, sewage, electricity).
develops spontaneously and illegally into a city.

Question 3

Where is Rio located?

Answer 3

South east Brazil in South America
inside tropic of Capricorn.
On Atlantic Ocean.

Question 4

Why is Rio nationally important?

Answer 4

.2nd biggest city
. 5% of Brazil GDP from Rio

Question 5

Why is Rio regionally important?

Answer 5

.Important industrial centre (5% of GDP)
.shopping malls
.luxury apartments

Question 6

Why is Rio globally important?

Answer 6

.hosted 2016 Olympics
.Petrobras - big oil company
.hosted world cup 2014

Question 7

What is the North zone of Rio like?

Answer 7

.main industrial part
.international airport
.soccer stadium
.low quality housing and favellas
.Tijuca national park

Question 8

What is the South Zone of Rio like?

Answer 8

.more developed after tunnels
.main tourist area
.houses and beaches
.wealthier
.overlooked by Rochina

Question 9

What is the Centro zone of Rio like?

Answer 9

.oldest part of city
.Main shopping area
.financial centre
.Brazil largest oil + mining

Question 10

What is the West zone of Rio like?

Answer 10

.lower class into wealthy
.low quality housing
.main Olympic stadiums

Question 11

Economic challenges in Rio?

Answer 11

.High unemployment rates
.high numbers of jobs in the informal economy
.traffic congestion

Question 11

Largest favella in Rio?

Answer 11

Rochina

Question 11

What % of Rio are favellas?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

What is the informal economy?

Answer 12

employment outside official knowledge of government.

Question 13

What are some Economic opportunities in Rio?

Answer 13

.improvements in services water, energy, roads and transport
.tourism

Question 13

What is a formal economy?

Answer 13

type of employment where people work to receive a regular wage, pay tax and have certain rights (paid holiday, sick pay)

Question 14

What is being done about unemployment in Rio?

Answer 14

.better education
.courses for adults
.FREE childcare for teen parents so they can attend school
.FREE school meals
.Schools are closer to home

Question 14

What are the 5 Types of employment?

Answer 14

.manufacturing
.port industries
.service industries
.oil refining and Petrochemical industries
.construction

Question 15

What is the primary industry?

Answer 15

industries that produce raw materials
e.g mining, agriculture, fishing

Question 15

What is Bolsa Familia?

Answer 15

a government programme introduced in 2003
get cash so you can send your kids to school

Question 16

What is the tertiary industry?

Answer 16

Industries that produce services
e.g shopping, retail, health care

Question 16

What is the secondary industry?

Answer 16

Industries that manufacture raw materials into other products

Question 17

What is the quaternary industry?

Answer 17

research and development

Question 18

What are social challenges for Rio?

Answer 18

.Pollution
.Lack of resources
.houses (badly built) .slums (overcrowded)
.traffic congestion
.Unclean conditions
. low employment
.high crime rates
.lack of access to education

Question 19

What are social opportunities for Rio?

Answer 19

Education improvements

Question 20

How to improve living conditions in favellas?

Answer 20

.move people to new areas to reduce overcrowding .forced eviction .encourage people to live in rural areas .raising rich taxes to pay for the poor

Question 20

What are some environmental challenges for Rio?

Answer 20

.air pollution .traffic congestion .water pollution .waste pollution

Question 21

What are some environmental opportunities for Rio?

Answer 21

.improvements in services (such as water and energy), roads and transport

Question 22

What is the Favela Bairro project?

Answer 22

site and service scheme .paved roads .access to water, sewage .mortgages .build new healthcare and education facilities

Question 23

Was favela Bairro project a success?

Answer 23

not completely $1 mill budget wont cover every favella .Newley built infrastructure isn't being maintained .rent increase because buildings are better .residents lack skill and resources to make repairs