Opportunities in Rio - Paper 2

Question 1

What are three social opportunities in Rio?

Answer 1

Culture - Rio is famous for its annual carnivals and samba schools, sporting events e/g olympic games in 2016.
community - Demonstrates tremendous community spirit, co-operation and recycling materials
Education - has a number of universities and higher development institutions.

Question 2

What are 2
economic opportunities?

Answer 2

Industry - Major trading port (oil and ship building industries, mining.)
- ships need to transport to other countries with big companies
favela economies - favelas create their own economies: shops and restaurants develop. due to recent improvements.

Question 3

name 2 evironmental opportunities.

Answer 3

beaches - beaches of Copacabana are flanked by mountains in the background - world heritage site.
urban forests - The Tijuca National Park and White Rock Forests are two of the largest urban forests in the world.

Question 4

How do social opportunities benefit Rio?

Answer 4

• attract tourists which provides job opportunities
• further spending by tourists
  reinvested into urban services.

Question 5

How do economic opportunties benefit rio?

Answer 5

* gain money from other countrues which could imprbe beaches.
more job opportunties with high paid jobs
* The HQ of major industries are located in RIO.
* The favela economies trigger the multiplier effect

Question 6

How do environmental opportunties benefit rio?

Answer 6

• Tourist attraction is protected.
• Scenery wont be lost and has naturous aspect as well as a city.
• Favela tours, improving economy and area. (copacabana)

Question 7

what are the opportunities of the olympics in RIO

Answer 7

• promise to clean up water pollution after the olympics.
• generate profit and money
• sponsorships
  -reconsidering and improving infrastructure
  -drive tourism (400,000)
• boost in public transport, hotels and entertainment

Question 8

what are the challenges in the Olympics in rio?

Answer 8

• locals forced out of favelas - 385 families evicted for athletes.
• homes destroyed
• people in the informal sector doesn’t gain anything
• requires high initial budget.

Question 9

What is the multiplier effect?

Answer 9

Occurs when a positive change which then has knock on effects on other businesses e.g a new office opens which leads to increase in sales nearby.