Rio

• What type of country is Brazil


  A NEE
• Where is Rio de Janeiro?

  South East Brazil
• What is the population of rio

  6.5 million in the city and 12.5 million in the surrounding area
• Rio is the ............. largest city in the world

  39th
• When was Rio the capital of Brazil until

  1960
• Which of the seven new wonders of the world can be found in rio

  Christ the redeemer
• How many ports are in rio

  5
• How many airports are in Rio

  3
• What are Rios main exports

  Coffee

  Sugar

  Iron ore
• What did Rio host in 2016

  The Olympics and Paralympic games
• What % of urban growth in Rio is a result of migration

  65
• What has caused population growth of Rio

  Natural increase

  Migration
• Where do migrants to Rio come from (don't need to know them all)

  Other parts of Brazil

  South Korea

  China

  Portugal

  Uk

  USA

  Other countries in South Africa
• In 2013 what percentage of Rios population had a local family clinic

  55%
• How has healthcare been improved in favelas?

  Medical staff went into flavelas with a health kit to detect and treat diseases.

  This has reduced infant mortality, increased life expectancy, improved sanitation
• How many children used to carry their education on beyond the age of 14

  Half
• How has education been improved? Has it worked?

  They've made more money available for schools.

  95% aged 10+ in the city are literate

  A number of universities and higher education institutions
• What % of Rios population did not have access to running water

  12
• How many km of pipe were laid to improve water access

  300
• How many water treatment plants were built between 1998 and 2014

  7
• By 2014 what % of Rio's population had access to mains water supply

  95%
• How has crime been reduced in flavelas

  The establishment of Pacifying Police Units
• What are Rio's main attractions

  Beaches

  Sugar loaf mountain

  Christ the redeemer
• Rio provides ......% of Brazil's employment

  6
• What are the unemployment rates in the flavelas

  >20%
• What is provided to teenage parents to allow them to return to education

  Free childcare
• Where are the worst waste problems

  Flavelas
• Waste is waste disposal such a problem in flavelas


  They have few proper roads so waste collection lorries have difficulty accessing the flavelas
• How has waste disposal been improved

  A power plant was set up- consumes 30 tonnes of rubbish a day

  Produces enough electricity for 1000 homes
• How much industrial waste enters the bay each day

  50 tonnes
• How many new sewage works have been built and how much has it cost

  12- US$68 million
• How many km of new sewage pipes have been installed around badly polluted areas

  5
• How many deaths does air pollution cause every year

  5,000
• How does Rio's traffic congestion compare to the rest of the south america

  It's the highest
• How much has the number of cars increased by in the last decade

  40%
• How has traffic congestion been reduced

  New toll roads

  Expansion of the metro system

  Some roads are one way during rush hour
• Why is heavy rain a problem in flavelas

  It causes landslides
• In the non-improved flavelas how many people have no running water

  12%
• In the non-improved flavelas how many people have no electricity

  >30%
• In the non-improved flavelas how many people have no sewage connections

  50%