Urbanisation Case Study Rio De Janiero

Question 1

Rio de Janeiro importance

Answer 1

-UNESCO world heritage site
-hosted 2016 Olympics
- is a port, industrial centre and centre for banking
-2014 football World Cup

Question 2

Why has Rio grown

Answer 2

-natural increase in migration (internal/external)
-held the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 olympics

Question 3

Social opportunities from Rio’s growth

Answer 3

-Young people have the chance to go to school
-health care has improved
-95% of the population has access to mains water
-power supplies have been improved

Question 4

Economic opportunities for growth

Answer 4

-More jobs such as oil refining, building, shopping and tourism
-6% of all employment in Brazil is in Rio

Question 5

Social challenges of Rio’s Growth

Answer 5

-slums have grown
-frequent blackouts
-over crowding
-illegally tapping electricity
-only 50% of children in RIo stay in school past 14
-infant mortality in favelas can be as high as 50/1000
-2% of people in favelas are murdered

Question 6

Environmental challenges

Answer 6

-favelas have no waste disposal services
-high air pollution causes 5000 deaths a year