Challenges

• 12% of Rio's population do not have running water
• 37% of water is lost through leaks and illegal access
• Power cuts are frequent in Rio, with many people illegally tapping in to the main electricity supply
• 50% of children aged 14 do not continue with their education due to a lack of teachers or a lack of money
• By 2014, 95% of people in Rio had access to main water supplies
• Unemployment rates in Rio's favelas are over 20% due to many people working in the informal sector
• In 2013, Pacifying Police Units were established in Rio to reclaim favelas from drug dealers
• Air pollution causes 5000 deaths per year in Rio
• Guanabara Bay is highly polluted due to: open sewers in the favelas; ships disposing fuel illegally; oil spills from refineries
• Many favelas are on steep hills so waste collection is difficult, so most waste is dumped, leading to water pollution of diseases and attracting rats
• In Rio's favelas, there is a murder rate of 20 within 1000 people being murdered
• Infant mortality is 50 out of 1000 in Rio
• 50% of people in squatter settlements have no sewage connections
• Average incomes in squatter settlements may be less than £75 a month