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Rio de Janeiro - Coggle Diagram
Rio de Janeiro
Importance
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Major port - exports e.g. coffee, sugar, iron ore
Christ the REdeemer, aone of the Seven new Wonders of the World
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Brazil's 2nd most important industrial centre, 5% of Brazil's GDP
Economic
Large population, financial sector, ports, industry - 6% of Brazil's employment
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Types of employment
Retail, oil refining, manufacturing
Unemployment
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Informal work is poorly paid, less than £60 a month, iregular.
One third of Rio's workers don't have a formal contract, they do not pay taxes
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Social
Heath Care
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In favela Santa Marta - medical staff take health kits into peoples homes to detect diseases and treat them - infant mortality has fallen, life expectancy increased
Education
Compulsory for children aged 6-14, half drop out at 14
Low enrolment because - school shortage, lack of money, teacher shortage
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Water supply
12% didn't have access to running water, 37% of water is lost.
Solutions
7 new treatment plants between 1998 and 2014, 300km of pipes laid.
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Energy
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Solutions
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New hydro-electric complex which took 6 years to built and cost $2billion, increase Rio's supply by 30%, called SimplÍcio
Environmetal
Traffic congestion
Mountains, roads can only be built on coast
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High crime, people prefer to travel by car.
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Water polution
Guanabara Bay - highly polluted, threat to wildlife
Fears that pollution could affect Copacabana beach, damage tourism and local economy
Sources
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Industrial waste, 50 tonnes per day
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Air pollution
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Heavy traffic, build up of exhaust fumes
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Waste pollution
Favelas, steep slopes, few proper roads, access for waste collection is difficult, most waste is dumped and pollutes the water system, which causes diseases like cholera.
Power plant using methane from rotting waste, 30 tonnes of waste per day, enough electricity for 1000 homes.
Opportunities
Social - increasing standards of living, Rio Carnival - cultural event
One of the highest incomes per person in Brazil, employment e.g. oil, retail, manufacturing
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Urban Planning
Rocinha
75,000 population in 2010
Improvements
90% of houses built with brizk, with electricity, running water and sewage
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Schools, health facilities, private university.
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Favela Bairro Project
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Improvements
paved roads, awter supply, drainage
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New health, leisure and education facilities
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Success or failure?
Quality of life has improved, so have employment prospects and mobility
Still problems, however
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Rents rise in the improved favelas, poorest inhabitants are worse off.
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Growth, increase, migration
Grown in last 50 years to become a major indsutrial, administrative, commercial and tourist centre
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