Favela Bairro, Rio de Janeiro

Favella Bairro is a site and service scheme (local authority provides land and services for residents to build their own homes.

• Example: Complexo de Alemao is a group of favelas in Rio's North zone (with more than 60,000 people) - local authorities here have been responsible for many of the improvements

• Paved and formally named roads
• Access to water and drainage system (improved sanitation)
• Hills secured and people relocated
• New health, leisure and education facilities
• Cable car system (complexo de Alemao)
  • Locals have one free return ticket/day
• Access to credit - habitants can improve their homes
• 100% mortgage available for people wanting to buy their home
• Police patrolling community to help reduce crime (PACIFICATION) - 'UPP'

Positives

• Quality of life, mobility and employment improved (in the favelas)

Negatives

• budget of $1 billion not able to cover all other favelas
• Newly built infrastructured not being maintained
• Residents dont have skills and resources to make repairs themselves
• Training needed to improve literacy and employment
• Rents+ in improved favelas
  • poorer people don't benefit (worse off)