Rio de Janeiro - Opportunities created by urban growth Flashcards
What percentage of population growth does rural to urban migration account for?
65%
What stats prove Rio’s education is better than the rest of Brazil?
- In some states like Alagos, the illiteracy rate is 22%, compared to Rio’s 4%
- In Rio there are 1000 primary schools and 400 secondary schools
-Rio contains 19 of the top 50 schools in Brazil
- Rio has 6 major universities
What stats prove Rio’s healthcare is better than the rest of Brazil?
- There are 105 hospitals in Rio
- 34% of hospitals in Rio are public
- The life expectancy in Rio is 77 compared to 73 in the rest of Brazil
- In rio, 6.2 babies die per 1000 live births compared to the 18 per 1000 in the whole of Brazil
- What percentage of Rio’s population has mains water supply?
- 95%
- What percentage of urban Brazil’s population has mains water supply?
- 65%
In rural northern Brazil, what fraction of homes have electricity?
1 in 4
What percentage of Rio has access to electricity?
99%
Why does Rio have more access to electricity?
Hydroelectric dams make electricity cheap
What infrastructure provided the city with 30% more energy in 2013?
The Simplicio hydroelectric complex
What region of Brazil has the highest literacy rates?
The south
What percentage of Brazil’s employment happens in Rio?
6%
What region of Brazil has the lowest literacy rates?
The north east
What is the formal economy?
the legal economy that governments tax and monitor
What is the informal economy?
working without official acknowledgement. No taxes, no pension
What part of South America has the most tourists?
Rio
