Rio de janerio

Question 1

How many favelas are in rio?

Answer 1

Over 1000

Question 2

What percentage of Rio’s residents live in favelas

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

What the name of the biggest favela in Rio?

Answer 3

Rocinha

Question 4

What the 5 key challenges in the favelas?

Answer 4

1) construction
2) services
3) unemployment
4) crime
5) health

Question 5

What are the challenges in the construction in Rio?

Answer 5

• poorly constructed
• built illegally
• built on land no one wants
  Leading to landslides, and the ground Is wet and boggy.

Question 6

What are the challenges in the Services in Rio?

Answer 6

10% no running water
30% no electricity
50% no sewage connections
- as these services are needed they are done illegally.

Question 7

What are the challenges in the Unemployment in Rio favelas?

Answer 7

• unemployment rates 20%
• many jobs poorly paid
• informal sector ( no contracts, benefits or taxes paid.)

Question 8

What are the challenges in the Crime in Rio?

Answer 8

• High murder rates of 20 per 1000
• drug gangs dominate of favelas

Question 9

What are the challenges in the Health I. The favelas?

Answer 9

• high population densities ( 37, 000 per km squared) so disease spreads fast.
• poor waste disposal
• healthcare is the greatest challenges in the favelas.

Question 10

What are the 4 main positives in the favelas? Explain your answer

Answer 10

1) pride - people are proud of where they come from
2) community- compared to other cities their is a greater sense of community in the favelas.
3) fun - every weekend huge street parties happen in the favelas.
4) future - improvements are being made to help people live better in the favelas.

Question 11

What are the 4 social challenges in Rio?

Answer 11

1) healthcare
2) education
3) water supply
4) energy

Question 12

What are the challenges and solutions to healthcare in Rio?

Answer 12

Challenges - in 2013 only 55% of the city had local family health care.

Solutions - medical staff take healthcare kits to peoples homes.
Infant mortality has fallen, life expectancy increased.

Question 13

What are the challenges and solutions to education in Rio?

Answer 13

Challenges- only half the children continue their education beyond the age of 14.
Solution - encouraging local people to volunteer in schools.

Question 14

What are the challenges and solutions to water supply in Rio?

Answer 14

Challenges - 12% of Rio’s population did not accesses to running water.
37% of water is lost through leaky pipes, fraud and illegal access.

Solutions - 7 new treatment plants were built between 1998 and 2014.
-over 300 km of pipes were laid

Question 15

What are the challenges and solutions to Energy in Rio?

Answer 15

Challenges - The whole city suffers frequent blackouts due to shortage of electricity.

Solutions – the electricity supply to rear has been improved by installing 60 km of new power.
Hydroelectric complex will increase really good electric supply by 30%.

Question 16

What are the 2 economic challenges in Rio?

Answer 16

1) unemployment
2) crime

Question 17

What are the challenges and solutions to unemployment in Rio?

Answer 17

Challenges -
- The richest 1% of the population earns 12% of the total income
- The income of the poorest 50% only accounts for 13% of the total.
Solutions -
- Aims to improve education for younger people and boost job opportunities.
- Free childcare and help people return to school.

Question 18

What are the challenges and solutions to crime in Rio?

Answer 18

Challenges –
Robbery.
Violent crime such as murder, kidnapping and armed assault.
Drug gangs control trafficking in the favelas.
Solutions –
– 2013, pacifying police units, ( UPPs) established to reclaim favelas from drug dealers.

Question 19

What are the 3 environmental challenges in Rio?

Answer 19

1) traffic congestion
2) water pollution
3) waste pollution.

Question 20

What are The challenges and solutions to traffic congestion in Rio?

Answer 20

Challenges -
Rio has grown by over 40 % in the last decade.
Solutions -
Expansion of the new metro system under Guanabara bay.
New toll roads

Question 21

What are the challenges and solution to water pollution in Rio?

Answer 21

Challenges - Guanabara bay is highly polluted.
Over 50 tonnes of industrial waste entering the bay each day.
Solutions - 5 km of new sewage pipes have been installed.

Question 22

What are the challenges and solution to Waste pollution in Rio?

Answer 22

Challenges -
Worst waste problems in the favelas.
Causes lots of disease - cholera and encourages rats.
Solutions
Power plant been set up - it consumes 30 tonnes of rubbish a day.
Produces enough electricity for 1000 homes.