Flash Cards On Rio
Rio’s location and events hosted
.2nd largest city in Brazil
.hosted 2014 World Cup
.Hosted 2016 Olympic Games
Rio’s importance to the rest of world
UNESCO world heritage site
Has major ports and airport
Has statue of Christ the redeemer
It has main manufacturing industries
Where have people migrated from in Brazil
Amazon Basin
Other countries in South America
What is there in the north zone
Main industrial and port area
What is there in the west zone
Inequality between tourists and lower class areas
Industrial area
Olympic stadium
What is there in the south zone
Main tourist hotels and beaches
Dominated by luxury and middle class flats
Centro zone
Oldest part of city
Financial centre
Largest oil and mining companies
Challenges in education
only half of all children continue school after the age of 14
25% of the poorest children do not go to school
Challenges in Healthcare
Services are not free
2013 - 55% of city had a local family clinic
Inequality
Challenges in water supply
12% do not have access to running water
37% water is lost through fraud, illegal access and leaky pipes
Droughts
Growing population
Challenges in energy
City suffers breakouts
2016 olympics made it worse
Illegal tapping into energy supply
What is a solution to the health care problem in Rio
Six hospitals have been built
What is a solution to the education problem in Rio
Local volunteers
Free lessons
Opening of private universities in the favelas
What is a solution to the energy problem in Rio
60km of power supply installed
Building new nuclear generator
New hydroelectric complex
What is the solution to the water supply problem in Rio
Work on improving water quality in favelas
7 new treatment plants were built
