Case Study on Favela Rocinha in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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2.  Rochina is located in the in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone.
Between the districts called São Conrado. Sao Conrado is
located in between the wealthy neighborhoods of Barra da
Tijuca to the southwest, and Leblon to the northeast have a
and Gávea, a city in Rio de Janerio.
 It is the largest favela in Brazil. It is suggested that there are
150,000 to 300,000 inhabitants living in Rocinha (estimated in
2000s).
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocinha
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Rocinha,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+State+of+Rio+de+Janeiro,+Brazil/@7.8021968,-
36.1419757,3z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x9bd427adbbdaeb:0x4cf95af6dc0096b9

3.  The main key event of Rocinha are that in 2011, there was a police
and military operation that went underway:
 In November 2011, a security operation was undertaken where
hundreds of police and military patrolled the streets of Rocinha to
crackdown on rampant drug dealers and bring government control
to the neighbourhood.
 Aftermath: The chief of military police said "there were no incidents
and no shots were fired" during the operation.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocinha
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15710719

4. Some people move to Rocinha for a number of pull factors, including
econimcal, social and enviromental.
Maria das Gracas Firmino, 45, was born in Paraiba, in the
Northeast of Brazil. Like thousands of people from the region,
she moved to Rio de Janeiro in search of work and opportunity,
in 1989. This is an Economical reason.
Felipe Ribas, 26 years old, has been working as a moto-taxi
driver for eight years, helping people overcome Rocinha's slopes
and narrow alleyways to reach their destination in the sprawling
shanty-town. This is a Social reason.
There is a high use of bicycles and public
transportation, which have a positive
environmental impact on the local and global
scales. This is a Environmental factor.
Economical
Social
Environmental
Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27635554
http://www.rioonwatch.org/?p=11075

5.  The main challenge include employment, housing, health, sanitation
and urban infrastructure; there is also the challenge of violence
management.
 Sanitations: there is usually no way to dispose of waste as a result
the streets become flooded with impurities and diseases.
 Housing: the settlements easily become extremely crowded,
therefore most residents must occupy a little amount of land, this
can be extremely difficult.
Sources: http://www.global-economic-symposium.org/knowledgebase/the-global-polity/favelas-a-global-challenge-and-opportunity
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/urbanproblsledcs.html

6.  The World Cup had massive negative effects on Rocinha, there were
lots of economical, social and environmental factors involved.
 There were multiple negative effects, for example at least 19,000
families were moved in order to make way for roads, renovated
stadiums, an athletes' village.
 "People are being moved more than 40km (25 miles) from their
homes with very little prior notice and no compensation."
Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/world-cup-favelas-socially-cleansed-olympics