Rio De Janeiro
Importance
Economic Opportunities
Social Opportunities
Favela Bairro Project
Economic Challenges
Social Challenges
Location
Environmental Challenges
Locally
Nationally
Internationally
Self Help Schemes
Site and Service Schemes
Rural Investment
Pacification
Complexo De Almo
Armed police unites go into favelas to drive out criminal gangs
Permanent police presence and no go areas are established
Once secured from crime social services are provided such as schools , health care centres and rubbish collections
Fund rural areas , invest in development
Brazil
South America
On the coast
Prevent people migrating to urban areas to recover the city
Improve quality of life and opportunities e.g better paying jobs
People are given tools an training to improve their homes
Low cost of labour
Low - interest loans may be given to help people fund these changes ---> understanding of poverty
People may be given ownership of the land they live on
Money saved on labour goes towards the construction of electricity , plumbing , water and schools etc.
Schemes have cost the government excess of 200 million pounds
Improves sanitation
Give people the chance to buy or rent a piece of land
Has access / transport links to the city
Transport allows people to access amenities such as running water
Beef Exports to the world bring Rio an income of $600 million
Cable cars - Teleferico do Alemao
1 person gets 1 return ticket a day
16 minutes
Access to city centre
Transport to Jobs
Connects to city railway that enters city centre
Access to jobs ---> better quality of life
Access to amenities such as running water and food
Access to school = education = better quality of life = better chance of a higher paying job to move out favelas into a safer home
Avoid crime
2 hours two walk out of the favelas let alone into city centre
Population of 100,000 people
Stretches further than 2 miles
4 Zones
North
West
South
Centre
Copacabana
Jobs --> income
Education
Cultural e.g Rio Carnival
Healthcare
Economic Hub
Cultural influence e.g Christ the Redeemer
Tourists ----> 2 million a year
Wood exports from the amazon
Mining exports from the amazon
1 of 7 wonders of the world
Brazilian companies have headquarters in Rio
Produces 5% of GDP
Infant mortality rate is higher e.g 6.2/1000 compared to 18/1000 from rural areas
2010 pacification started
Crime
Not enough schools
Poor electricity
Sewage in Sea
Polluted Sea
Poor infrastructure
Slums
Densely Populated
People have poor health due to pollution and poor sanitation
Stopped in 2016 - 2017 because the state couldn't pay the consortium anymore
Limited access to running water
urban sprawl
Pollution from traffic congestion
Litter is an issue on the beaches
Medical centres in the entrance and exit in the cable car stations
waste disposal no sewers
Poverty ----> massive gap between the rich and the poor
Employment -----> few job opportunities in the favelas
Informal Job sector -----> cash in hand avoid taxes e.g shoe shiner
Poor transport to the city where there are better paying jobs
Ethnic and cultural diversity
Education
Community
Culture
Industry
Tourism
Sport