Brazil: Favela Vs Rio

Rio De janeiro: 

 During the 1980’s Rio’s appeal to tourism failed due to violence. But, tourism in 1992 inspired a whole outlook overseas. Many restaurants and bars in different countries, like France have a “favela inspired” look to them. Many places are now favela inspired. It is ironic because favela residents are not economically stable, but its poverty and it’s culture is turned into an expensive luxury in other countries.

 In Rio, Social Mobility is nearly impossible, because of it’s huge inequality gap that has affected its advancement. It’s declining employment and lagging growth rates.  “Rio has the lowest rates of social inequality among all the metropolitan regions of Brazil” (Valeria, 2003)

Rio De janeiro has the largest favela population of any Brazilian city. Favelas, have evolved immensely since the beginning, "first eradicating favelas and then upgrading and integrating them into their surrounding neighborhoods". Favelas are essential for the economic and political growth of the city of Rio.

As the city grows, so does the favelas.


 When the city expanded towards the coast, favelas expanded 3 times more. This creates more jobs, which attracts more and more people to establish a life in the favelas.  In the 20^th Century, the favelas growth is 6.5 % while the city’s growth is only 2.5 % compared to the favelas. This causes greater inequality because many jobs would already be taken by the people in the neighborhoods, there isn’t enough jobs for everyone.

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There is another issue, as to why governments are incapable of providing the correct tools for the residents of the favelas. The population in a favela is not exact. Many residents hide from the Census.