Rio
- Created by: Jo Peters
- Created on: 18-03-19 11:48
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- Major manufacturing industries - chemicals, pharmaceuticals, clothing, furniture and processed foods
- What is Rio like?
- Major service industries - banking, financials and insurance
- Major port - main exports coffee, sugar and iron ore
- 2nd most important industrial centre - 5% of GDP
- Statue of Christ the Redeemer one of the new seven wonders of the world
- Rio de Janiero
- Where is Rio?
- Brazil's Atlantic coastline
- 23S Latitude and 43W Longitude
- Land use in Rio
- South Zone
- Developed after the tunnels were cut through the mountains
- Main tourist area with Copacabana beach
- Wealthy area dominated by luxury flats
- Overlooked by Rocinha - largest favela in South America
- West Zone
- Barra de Tijuca - high quality housing and services
- Campo Grande industrial area surrounded by low quality housing
- Olympic Stadium and competitors village located here
- North Zone
- Main industries and port area
- International Airport
- Maracanã Stadium
- Low quality housing and favelas
- Tijuca National Park
- South Zone
- Social Challenges
- Health Care
- Only 55% of people have access to healthcare
- Medical staff took health kits into Santa Marta favela
- Life expectancy increased
- Infant mortality reduced
- Medical staff took health kits into Santa Marta favela
- Services for pregnant ladies and the elderly worse in the west zone
- Medical staff took health kits into Santa Marta favela
- Life expectancy increased
- Infant mortality reduced
- Medical staff took health kits into Santa Marta favela
- Only 55% of people have access to healthcare
- Education
- Compulsory 6-14 but most leave at 12 to work
- Shortage of schools
- Lack of money and a need to work
- Give poor families grants to encourage students to stay on at school
- Shortage of teachers
- Encourage local people to volunteer to help in schools
- Low pay for teachers
- Money available to pay for sports lessons in Rocinha
- Poor training for teachers
- Open a private university in Rocinha
- Compulsory 6-14 but most leave at 12 to work
- Water Supply
- 12% of Rio do not have access to clean water
- 95% of the population had access to mains water
- Over 300km of new pipes laid
- 37% water lost through leaky pipes, fraud and illegal access
- Over 300km of new pipes laid
- 7 new treatment plants built between 1998 and 2014
- 12% of Rio do not have access to clean water
- Energy
- Whole city blackouts
- Develop new Simplico HEP station - increases Rios power supply by 30% (took 6 yrs to build at a cost of US$2 billion)
- Not enough electricity for the size of the population
- Install 60km new power lines
- Build a new nuclear generator
- Develop new Simplico HEP station - increases Rios power supply by 30% (took 6 yrs to build at a cost of US$2 billion)
- People in favelas steal their electricity which is dangerous
- Install 60km new power lines
- Whole city blackouts
- Health Care
- Where is Rio?
- What is Rio like?
- North Zone
- Main industries and port area
- International Airport
- Maracanã Stadium
- Low quality housing and favelas
- Tijuca National Park
- West Zone
- Barra de Tijuca - high quality housing and services
- Campo Grande industrial area surrounded by low quality housing
- Olympic Stadium and competitors village located here
- South Zone
- Developed after the tunnels were cut through the mountains
- Main tourist area with Copacabana beach
- Wealthy area dominated by luxury flats
- Overlooked by Rocinha - largest favela in South America
- Centro
- Oldest part of city with historic buildings
- CBD - main shopping area
- Land use in Rio
- Why has Rio grown?
- Migration from the Amazon Basin
- Migrants from other countries in S.America
- Migrants from South Korea and China for business
- Migrants from Portugal (colonial power)
- Migrants from USA and UK - skilled workers
- Rio de Janiero
- Where is Rio?
- Brazil's Atlantic coastline
- 23S Latitude and 43W Longitude
- Social Challenges
- Health Care
- Only 55% of people have access to healthcare
- Services for pregnant ladies and the elderly worse in the west zone
- Only 55% of people have access to healthcare
- Education
- Compulsory 6-14 but most leave at 12 to work
- Shortage of schools
- Lack of money and a need to work
- Give poor families grants to encourage students to stay on at school
- Shortage of teachers
- Encourage local people to volunteer to help in schools
- Low pay for teachers
- Money available to pay for sports lessons in Rocinha
- Poor training for teachers
- Open a private university in Rocinha
- Compulsory 6-14 but most leave at 12 to work
- Water Supply
- 12% of Rio do not have access to clean water
- 95% of the population had access to mains water
- 37% water lost through leaky pipes, fraud and illegal access
- 7 new treatment plants built between 1998 and 2014
- 12% of Rio do not have access to clean water
- Energy
- Whole city blackouts
- Not enough electricity for the size of the population
- Build a new nuclear generator
- People in favelas steal their electricity which is dangerous
- Whole city blackouts
- Health Care
- Where is Rio?
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