Favelas in Brazil
ASKING FOR CHANGE: Rio's Favela's Communities dealing with policies from 1900s to now
Nikola Kovac
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Geo 3245
Professor: Wei Xu and T.A: Li, Yu
Due Date: Monday, December 10, 2012
Urbanization and Housing
Large city centres in developing countries are a phenomenon in expansion. The combination of high population densities, the nature increase of populations, and a rising rural-urban migration are creating an urban landscape that is tainted with poverty, violence, and social issues. Urbanization as a global phenomenon, is greatly affecting the way many people live in the 21st century. In fact, by the year 2050 70% of the world would have already been urbanized ...
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in developing countries, where a deceptive image of this social process becomes questionable. To get a grasp of this migration, it is poverty and the unavailable access to basic life services (healthcare, water, education, and electricity) that have led to significant migration from the rural environments to large urban centres (Perlman, 2004). Many developing cities are dealing with a large influx of migration that is increasing the overall population and expanding city limits. It must be emphasized that informal settlements are being uncontrollably created, and the people living there, are often found working for low-paying informal jobs, yet largely ignored by their government.
Historical Background of Favelas
In Rio de Jeneiro, there are many implications that point out that this developing city is following in the same footsteps that other developing cities are going through. In turn, poor neighbourhoods have been deeply-rooted in Rio de Janeiro and are referred ...
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and their growth in Rio de Janeiro has been drastic, compared to the overall urban geography. To this day, favelas occupy a large portion of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, and what is even more striking is the fact that 'Favela-Bairro' has one of the lowest standards of living in Brazil. Clean and safe drinking water is one of the biggest problems in the favelas and the largest need that has yet to be addressed. Not to mention that electricity, the sewage system, and garbage collection are a luxury that remains unaffordable to the majority of these individuals (Cavallieri et al. 1998). In addition, these low-income communities are structurally unplanned, and many of them face the ...
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