Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the second biggest city in Brasil, part of the city is a World Heritage Site. It is home to 6.3 million people and its most famous landmarks apart from the beaches if a giant statue of the Christ the Redeemer. This statue is on top of the Corcovado mountain which is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Rio de Janeiro was developed in 1565, and was constantly under treat of invasion by pirates, buccaneers and the french. Rio was declared the capital of Brasil until the 20th century.
Rio de Janeiro was developed in 1565, and was constantly under treat of invasion by pirates, buccaneers and the french. Rio was declared the capital of Brasil until the 20th century.
Issues faced
Some of the issues faced are:
- Rio has a number of areas called favelas (shanty towns) poorly constructed shanties with narrow alleyways over a million people live in these slums. The slums of Rio are infamous for powerful drugs lords and brutal gangs.
- The slums streets are narrow and dark with electrical cables and graffiti everywhere.
- Sewage is running openly down the gutter.
- The children are raised in lawless poverty.
Causes of the issues
- The communities suffered from being abandonment by the government and the rest of the population.
- The slums were built on problem land like hills, garbage dumps, swampy lowland and banks of rivers.
- Lack of infrastructure and services.
- No government presence so they fell into the control of criminals and drug lords.
What is the remedy?
- The government built a area (still class a fabela) but the area is more structered with concrete houses with plumbing and basic sanitation and electricity. Businesses banks and shopping centres also were built.
- Community organisations were at work to make the area safe.
- Police and military are active in the area to crack down on drug dealers and criminals.