Rio case study

Question 1

Rios Global role

Answer 1

• large global companies headquarters in Rio e.g Petrobrass
• home to major ports
• hosted 2014 World Cup and 2016 olympics
• tourist destination : has one of the wonders of the world, Christ the Redeemer

Question 2

What is the Life expectancy in Rio

Answer 2

73

Question 3

Role of north zone

Answer 3

-Main industrial area
- favelas common

Question 4

Role of south zone

Answer 4

-Main tourist area
- wealthy inhabitants

Question 5

Largest favela in Rio

Answer 5

Rochinha

Question 6

Why has Rio grown

Answer 6

• migrants come for business opportunities

Question 7

What are some social challenges in Rio ?

Answer 7

• healthcare
• education
• water supply
• energy
• crime

Question 8

What are problems facing healthcare and solutions for them

Answer 8

Problem
- only 55% of Rio have access to family health clinics
- infant mortality rate is 50 per 1000
- clinics are inaccessible and overcrowded

Solutions- Santa Marta
- trained medical staff
- took portable health kits to peoples homes
- were able to detect 20 different diseases
LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASED

Question 9

What are problems facing education and solutions for them

Answer 9

Problems
- free education up until 14, 50% then drop out
- many children become involved in crime
- not enough trained teachers or schools

Solution
- university opened in Rochinha favela
- free childcare for teen parents
- encouraged local people to help in schools

Question 10

What are problems facing water supply and solutions for them

Answer 10

Problems
- 12% of Rio’s population have no access to running clean water

Solution
- over 300km of water pipes laid
- by 2015 95% of Rio had access to running water
- 7 new treatment plants built

Question 11

What are problems facing energy and solutions for them

Answer 11

Problems
- whole city faces blackouts due to electricity shortage
- people in favelas get electricity illegally by tapping into the mains supply which is very unsafe

Solution
- hydro electric power station built for £2billion which increases Rio’s electricity supply by 30%
- 60km of power lines installed

Question 12

What are problems facing crime and solutions for them

Answer 12

Problems
- robbery , violent crime, murder, kidnapping , car jacking and armed assault occur regularly
- murder rate is 20 per 1000
- gangs control many favelas

Solutions
- police pacifying units set up to reclaim favelas
- education- targeted to stop young people joining gangs

Question 13

What are environmental challenges in Rio and how are they over come

Answer 13

Traffic- 5000 deaths per year due to air pollution
- metro system expanded
- cable cars introduced to connect favelas to cities

Waste- due to thin roads waste can’t be collected by lorries, this encourages rats and disease
- waste is turned to methane power creating electricity

Water Pollution- fish numbers dropped by 90% and over 200 tones of raw sewage pour into the bay

-5 km of sewage pipelines installed in polluted areas

Question 14

What was favela bairro

Answer 14

Project ran by authorities which relocated residents in unsafe housing to brick houses

Question 15

Advantage of favela bairro

Answer 15

• new education system
• access to water and drainage supply
• cable cars installed
• building health centres
• people could buy the houses with a morgage

Question 16

Disadvantage of favela bairro project

Answer 16

Expensive , not able to do it to every favela

Question 17

What opportunities does Rio give which helped it grow

Answer 17

• economic
• social

Question 18

Economic opportunities in rio

Answer 18

• exporting goods
• construction
• retail and finance
• manufacturing

Question 19

Social opportunities in Rio

Answer 19

• healthcare: significantly better in Rio than in rural areas
• education : many primary and secondary schools
• water supply: 88% of Rio have access to water

Question 20

How much of Brazils GDP does Rio generate

Answer 20

5%