13.8 Planning for Rio's urban poor

Question 1

What are several improvements to favelas?

Answer 1

➢ Raising taxes on the rich to help pay for housing the poor

➢ Developing rural areas to encourage more people to stay in the countryside

Question 2

What is the name of the Project that improves life in the Favelas?

Answer 2

➢ Favela Bairro Project

Question 3

What are 3 social improvements in the Favela Bairro Project?

Answer 3

➢ Paved and formally named roads
➢ Access to a water supply and drainage system
➢ Building of new health and education facilities

Question 4

What are 3 economic improvements in the Favela Bairro Project?

Answer 4

➢ 100 per cent mortgages are available for people to buy their homes
➢ Pacifying police unit to reduce the proportion of people tapping illegally into supplies
➢ Installation of a cable car system

Question 5

What are the problems of the Favela Bairro Project?

Answer 5

➢ The budget of $1 billion may not cover every favela
➢ Residents may lack the skills and resources to make repairs
➢ More training is needed to improve literacy and employment
➢ Newly built infrastructure is not being maintained

Question 6

What were the effects of the Olympics on the favelas?

Answer 6

➢ 1000 people lost their homes to make way for a new road

➢ 3000 houses were demolished ahead of the Games