Brazil

• Favela


  Informal settlement in Brazil, located within or on the outskirts of Brazil's large cities
• Challenges of informal settlements in Brazil

  • Rapid growth of population leading to housing shortage
  • Families constructing homes from scrap materials
  • Poor conditions - lack of sanitation, water, disease, unemployment
  • High population density
• Cities with informal settlements

  • Rio de Janeiro
  • São Paulo
• Houses in favelas are made from scrap materials, such as wood and metal sheeting
• Favelas often lack services such as sanitation, water or electricity
• The population density in favelas is very high, such as 37,000 people per km²</b>
• Push and pull factors

  Factors that lead to rural to urban migration
• Informal settlements are located within or on the outskirts of Brazil's large cities
• Favela points (fp)


  Currency to spend on improvements in the favela
• Improvement options for the favela

  • Family planning clinic (50 fp)
  • Sewerage network (100 fp)
  • Government advisor (one week) (40 fp)
  • Weekly nurse visit (5 fp)
  • Train one teacher (30 fp)
  • Paint 50 houses (10 fp)
  • 20 metre sq. grass area (10 fp)
  • Medical supplies (20 fp)
  • Local factory (50 jobs) (130 fp)
  • Local fresh water tap (40 fp)
  • Street lighting (per street) (30 fp)
  • Qualified teacher (1 year) (60 fp)
  • Electricity one area (1 year) (30 fp)
  • Community centre (25 fp)
  • Small petrol electricity generator (20 fp)
  • Locally run health centre (35 fp)
  • Water connection per building (20 fp)
  • Weekly rubbish removal (1 year) (50 fp)
  • Weekly doctor visit (15 fp)
  • Electricity one building (10 fp)
  • Building materials (wood, bricks, concrete) for one house (10 fp)