Rio Flashcards
Urbinaisation
The proportion of the world that lives in cities
Explain the push and pull theory of migration
Push factors may include location,job oppurtunities and social life.
Pull factors are the opposite and may include a higher standard of living. Better chance of getting an education.
Why is Rio important to Brazil
Home to Christ the redeemer
Hosted the Olympics
Has largest economy in South America
2 million international tourists
Economic hub
Provides 5% of Brazil’s GDP
Economic/Social/Enviromental challenges living in Rio
Econ-Lots of informal jobs like crime and selling illegal drugs. They do not pay taxes which is a massive issue.
Social-Lots of crime especially in favelas. There is a lot of police brutality. Lots of infant mortality and healthcare is not looked into.
Enviromental-Lots of waste is dumped into sea and lots of waste in favelas. Lots of smog is caused by the mixing of smoke and Atlantic Mist.
Challenges faced in squatter settlements
Police-Controlled by gangs, lots of police brutality. Uneasiness with police.
Services-12% of favelas dont have running water. 30% dont have electricity. 50% of favelas dont have a proper sewage system.
4 strategies to improve Rio and their pros/cons
Decrease crime
Improve favelas
Reduce water pollution
Access to resources
To decrease crime. Armed polic enter the most violent favelas. This reduces crime but also scares the civillains.
To improve favelas. New favelas have been constructed out of the city to overcome crowding. This improves the quality of life there but those who move out the city feel isolated and lacking community.
To reduce water pollution. 12 new sewage plants added. Fines for pollution into sea. Money from fines can be invested into Rio but pollution from past dumps will remain in ocean. 200 million tonnes of waste
Access to resources. Medical staff are visiting homes to increase number of patients being seen. These reduce infant mortality but many households are illeglay tapping into eleclticity
