rio de Janeiro

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why has rio become a global city?
because of its importance in the global economy and as an industrial and financial centre
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how was rio before it grew?
second largest city in Brazil. in 2014 has a pop of 6.5 million in the city itself and 12.5 million in the surrounding area
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how has rio grown?
Rio has grown rapidly in the last 50 years to become a major industrial commercial and tourist centre
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what are the 4 zones rio are divided into?
North zone, west zone Centro and such zone
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where are the favelas mainly located?
north zone
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what challenges does rio face in providing important services?
healthcare education water supply and energy
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what % of people had a local family health clinic in 2013?
55%
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how did the authorities try and improve healthcare in the favelas?
they set up a cable car which can take them to the nearest hospital which is 13km away so the staff also Brought a health kit into peoples homes
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what what education like?
compulsory for children aged 6-14. only half of the children continue their education beyond the age 14
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how has the authorities tried to improve education?
encouraging local people to volunteer to help out in the school, opening a private university in rocinha favela
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what is the water supply like?
around 12% of rios pop did not have access to running water. its estimates that 37% of water is lost through leaky pipes, fraud and illegal access
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what is the solution for water?
most of the work has been on improving the quantity or quality of the water in the favelas
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what is the energy like in the favelas ?
they get their energy by illegally tapping into the main supply which is risky and unsafe
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what is the solution to energy?
installing 60km of new power lines
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what are the types of employment in rio
port industries, oil refining , tourism, etc ...
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what are the employment rates in the favelas?
over 20%
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what is being done about unemployment?
local gov is trying to use education to try reduce the youth employment
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what is the crime problem in rio?
murder kidnapping carjacking and armed assault occur regularly street crime is a problem especially at night
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what is air pollution like in Rio?
estimated to cause 5000 deaths per year in Rio
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why is air pollution high?
heavy traffic=build up of fumes mist from Atlantic mixes with vehicles fumes and pollutants from factories
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what is water pollution like in rio?
many of the 55 rivers flowing into the bay are heavily polluted there have been oil spills ships empty their fuel tanks in the bay
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what is waste pollution like
don't have much access to waste collection lorries so they dump it and it pollutes the water system
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what are squatter settlements?
illegal settlements where ppl have built homes on land they did not own. the favelas are areas of great deprivation
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where are the favelas located in rio?
up to 1000 favelas in Rio 60% suburbs 25% outer city
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what Is rocinha?
largest favela in rio / pop of 75000 in 2010
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what improvements does rocinha favela have now?
90% of houses are built with brick and with electricity running water and sewage systems many houses with fridges and TVs radio station
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what are the challenges of squatter settlements?
construction, unemployment, services, crime and health
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what is the favela bairro project?
scheme where local authority provide land and services for residents to build homes
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successes of the favela bairro project
QoL, mobility, and employment has improved
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failures of the bairro project
the budget od US$1 billion may not cover every favela newly built infrastructure is not being maintained residents lack skills and resources to make repairs
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effect on favelas from olympics
some favelas has been demolished to make way for development on Olympic Games however 800 homes have been built for those who's houses were demolished in a small village
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