Challanges in Rio Flashcards
Social challenges
Gangs = high murder rate
50% 14 year olds drop out of school
Lower life expectancy
Economic challenges
Informal economy
High unemployment
20% in favelas inequality
Environmental challenges
Air pollution = 40% in cars
water pollution
Waste pollution = lack of rubbish collection
why was there an increase in population in Rio?
young immigrants with high fertility rate moving to rio
What did Rio do about their increase in population?
They had to begin housing on steep hills
Why was Rio’s solution to their increase in population dangerous
Landslides were a hazard, people living on the hill were in danger
Energy challenges
city suffers frequent blackouts
Effect of Olympics
some favelas were demolished to make way for a new road
100 people lost their homes
