Rio De Janiero Opportunities And Urban Planning

Question 1

Complexo do Alemao Pacification success

Answer 1

1 Armed police units went into favelas and gangs fled
2 Social services provided e.g. schools, healthcare centres & rubbish
collection

Question 2

Teleferico do Alemao (cable car system) success

Answer 2

Massive impact - across favela 16 minutes (2 hours walking)

Linked to Rio’s rail network. Used by 9 000 people.

Question 3

Teleferico do Alemao (cable car system) failures

Answer 3

$64 million should have been spent on social problems.

2017 cable car stopped running.

Question 4

Campo Grande success

Answer 4

New settlement 800 houses - 90 minute drive from city centre

Better quality + sanitation, clean water, electricity.

Question 5

Campo Grande failures

Answer 5

Drive means residents gave up jobs in city centre.

Lacks community facilities

Question 6

Complexo do
Alemao
Pacification failure

Answer 6

30/1 000 favelas pacified since 2008. However, most are

relatively small