Challenges of Rio de Janeiro's Growth

• Social Problems

  • 50% of children leave school at 14 for drug trafficking
  • 45% of families have local clinics nearby
  • 12% do not have access to running water as 37% is lost from leaks
  • Frequent electricity shortages and blackouts so people connect directly to main supply, risking fires and death
• Economical Problems

  • Brazil's economy was hit by a deep recession in 2015
  • There is a lack of jobs (12% of people don't have one) and informal jobs pay less than £60 per month
  • Powerful gangs control drug trafficking in favelas, and murder and kidnaps occur regularly
• Environmental Challenges

  • Lack of city recycling schemes
  • Petrobras Refinery oil spills
  • 200 tonnes of container ship sewage leak into Guanabara bay each day
  • South America's most congested city as there are 40% more cars on the road than 10 years ago which kill 5,000 per year
• Formal Employment

  • Pays tax
  • Set working hours
  • Get benefits e.g. Holiday Pay
  • May need specific qualifications (degree etc.)
  • e.g. Doctor, Teacher, Lawyer

  Informal Employment

  • Doesn't pay tax
  • Often long hours
  • Don't get benefits e.g. Sick Pay
  • Labour intensive
  • Low skilled
  • Little money needed to start
  • e.g. Street Vendor, Drug Dealer