Urban: Issues with Rio’s Housing

Question 1

Lack of facilities

Answer 1

There is a lack of basic facilities such as running water or electricity

Question 2

Scrap material houses

Answer 2

Houses are built from scrap materials such as wood and corrugated iron (bendy panels- picture that.)

Question 3

Landslides

Answer 3

Houses are built on a hill, making them prone to landslides due to Brazils high precipitation.

Question 5

Privacy

Answer 5

Overcrowded houses= lack of privscy

Question 6

Informal settlements

Answer 6

An informal settlement means that houses are often built without legal permission and the people living in them don’t own the land

Question 7

High levels of disease (public utilities)

Answer 7

Lack of public utilities such as sewerage lead to high levels of disease