Rio Lesson

Question 1

What’s being done to reduce crime in the favelas in Brazil?

Answer 1

The Pacifying Police Units!

Question 2

What is Pacifying Police Units?

Answer 2

To reclaim favelas from drug dealers!

Question 3

What’s the process being called when ‘to reclaim favelas from drug dealers’

Answer 3

Pacification!

Question 4

What project is set up to improve lifes in favelas in Brazil?

Answer 4

Favela Bairro Project

Question 5

List 4 things that Favela Bairro Project had done?

Answer 5

1. Paved and formally named roads
2. Installation of Cable car to commercial centre
3. Services to help people from violence/addiction
4. Adult education classes (university)

Question 6

Tell me the 2 main types of economy!

Answer 6

1. Formal economy
2. Informal economy

Question 7

What is formal economy?

Answer 7

Economic activites monitored by the government which tax are paid.

Question 8

What is Informal Economy?

Answer 8

Economic activites that are not monitored by the government which tax are not paid!

Question 9

True/False

“Informal Economy is always better than Formal Economy, as there is no tax to be paid!”

Answer 9

False!

Question 10

Why False?

List 4 problems of informal economy?

Answer 10

1. No Holiday
2. No health and safety laws protecting you.
3. No guaranteed work, if you don’t work you don’t get paid
4. Poorly paid

Question 11

What happened to Brazil’s in 2015?

Answer 11

Brazil’s economy was hit by a recession in 2015 which increased unemployment. People have protested about high taxes, poor education and ineduquate healthcare!

Question 12

Which year did Brazil have a recession?

Answer 12

2015!