Rio

Question 1

Location of Rio De Janeiro

Answer 1

• 2nd largest city in Brazil
• continent of South America
• South east of Brazil and just north from the Tropic of Capricorn
• 2014 6.5 million people

Question 2

Culture of Rio

Answer 2

• vibrant music (samba and bossa nova) shows united community that attracts tourism.
• festivals/carnivals are fun, happy and colourful
• 2 million people on the streets who watch

Question 3

Built Environment

Answer 3

-slums/favelas are crowded, dirty
-paint the poorer houses in colour : turn negative lifestyle into positive w/ carnivals
-houses/ high rise buildings in the city (busy, heavily polluted and densely populated)
-division between the two differing areas, difference in wealth within city
Christ the Redeemer on top of Corcovada Mountain

Question 4

Physical Environment

Answer 4

• hills, trees in the forest
• sea mountainous regions prone to landslides (natural scenery)
• beaches along the coast

Question 5

Day to Day Life

Answer 5

-need better jobs so they move into the cities which become more populated
- approximately 70,000 people living in South Americas largest Favela: Rocinha
-poor conditions
-vulnerable and unstable housing- corrugated iron roofs
-illegal settlements
-violence, crime such as theft because they’re poor
-drug use/dealing which contrasts the happiness of carnivals
NAPVIVD

Question 6

International Importance

Answer 6

• 2009- International Olympic committee picked Rio for 2016 summer Olympics
• 2012- UNESCO declared the whole of Rio a Heritage Site that deserve special protection
• Tourism is a large industry in Rio 2.82 million visits which are more than other countries

Question 7

National Importance

Answer 7

• they have an industrial production which includes chemicals, petroleum and food etc.
• Cultural capital of Brazil
• historic and modern architecture- museums, music literature and carnival celebrations

Question 8

Causes of Growth

Answer 8

-grown rapidly in past 50 years
-become a major industrial, administrative, commercial tourist centre.
-economic activities have attracted migrants as a result it has a racially mixed population
- come from many different places such as:
other countries in SA (Argentina Bolivia)
SK and China seeking businesses opportunities
skilled workers from USA and the UK
common language attracts migrants like Portugal (Brazil’s former colonial power)

Question 9

Land Use

Answer 9

• rapid growth has led to severe crowding and shortage of housing
• city can’t grow- mountains to the north and west, sea to the south and east
• high class residential areas (next to the CBD and along beaches like Copacobana) are fearful of the risk of violence theft, abduction due to unemployment and poverty in country.

Question 10

Opportunities the Olympics brought

Answer 10

• 400,000 tourists who will spend their money on transport hotels and restaurants will generate them a lot of profit
• they will earn billions from selling TV rights to show the Olympics and sponsorship deals with big brands such as Coca Cola could make Rio 900 million dollars.
• boost infrastructure by developing high speed lanes which connect the international airport to one of the host villages for the Olympic games
• Build new museums and parks to appeal to the foreigners.

Question 11

Challenges the Olympics brought to Rio

Answer 11

• cost of the setting is huge which is harder for poorer countries and Rio faced a recession(unemployment corrupt government) so the 5 billion budget was cut by 20 per cent.
• Concerns about the environment such as the marina where sailing took place had unsafe levels of bacteria and viruses.
• Zika virus was spreading as well and families were moved to make space for the athletes.

Question 12

Types of Employment in RIo

Answer 12

Construction- building houses etc.
Tourism- local workers accommodating the tourists
Manufacturing- high demand for technology so computers and electronics
Oil refining industries- Raise GDP as oil is in high demand
Port Industries- important to export products,generates more jobs in Rio

Question 13

Social Challenges

Answer 13

• availability of adequate healthcare is an issue- 2013 55% of the city had a local healthcare clinic and services were poor SOLUTION: health kits in homes
• 12% of Rio’s population do not have access to running water which can lead to water born diseases and children becoming infected SOLUTION: school grants to poorer families to meet costs
• education only 70% of children in poor areas enroll because of the lack of schools and working because they have no money SOLUTION: over 300km of pipes laid

Question 14

Economic Challenges

Answer 14

• informal jobs include: prostitution street vendors, maids etc- poorly paid so hard to raise a stable family, decline in commercial fishing by 90% in the last 20 years. SOLUTION: education to reduce youth employment
• crime: street crime especially at night, theft kidnapping, drug trafficking- tourists feel unsafe bad reputation SOLUTION: police are taking steps to control crime by placing units by favelas.

Question 15

Environmental Challenges

Answer 15

-traffic congestion: roads can only be built on coastal lowland so the main roads become congested. Numbers of cars have grown by 40% in the last decade SOLUTION: expansions of the metro system under Gunabara zone