Politics:
Upscale communities enjoy full citizenship. Only allowing upscale communities to take part in political and economic participation has caused a huge gap between the residents of Rio. Favelas residents are usually the citizens that have no idea what their rights are and what they are capable of accomplishing with their rights.
Many people in the favelas are illiterate and it is hard for them to exercise their rights when they have no idea what they are.
The poor are shut off from the city. Favelas residents are sometimes not considered citizens.
Many favela residents are not aware of their public goods, and are shut off from the upscale communities, they are looked down upon and the favela residents are usually blacks or “mulattos”. In the actual cities, the white Brazilians hold all the power.
Democracy: The exclusion that exists in Rio is very apparent; democracy has not yet embraced the poor.
Many feel that democracy has not brought benefits, some say it has. It has separated it’s people because those who are not aware have no internet access and those who are on top, are the elites and those usually do not look back.
Many feel that democracy has not brought benefits, some say it has. It has separated it’s people because those who are not aware have no internet access and those who are on top, are the elites and those usually do not look back.
Politicians only come around during elections, but do not seize to make a difference in the poor communities. All the promises that they make are only solely for the votes, but never seem to accomplish these promises. Therefore, this causes a huge disparity between the elite and the poor. Public policies do not extend to the poor, but when votes are needed politicians show up in the favelas, since most of the population are in favelas.
The World Cup Series
The World Cup series of 2014 will be taking place In Rio De Janeiro. Many of the favelas that surround the city of Rio will be walled off in order to prevent the growth of the favelas. This is shaping the way information travels to these favelas, in being walled off it shows how separated the government wants the favelas to be from the celebration. Many believe that these walls are being built to cover up the slums and to show a "nice" cleaned up view of Rio. The favelas in Rio are looked down upon. They are seen as a disgrace to the "beautiful" city of Rio.
This angers me because the favelas represent the real culture of Brazil. It's where the pictures in post Cards come from.. They are the ones that demonstrate real culture and where its national food, dance and culture comes from. it is unfair that the majority of the population in Rio, the ones that contribute to the economy and everything else are being cut off quietly. They are sending a strong military presence int he favelas, this angers me as well because the more they send military presence inside the favelas, the drug lords will feel disrespected and will want to fight back. On top of all this, many innocent people die and are killed off slowly in these favelas. This upsets me because there has to be another tactic to get rid of the drug lords in these favelas.
The World Cup Series
The World Cup series of 2014 will be taking place In Rio De Janeiro. Many of the favelas that surround the city of Rio will be walled off in order to prevent the growth of the favelas. This is shaping the way information travels to these favelas, in being walled off it shows how separated the government wants the favelas to be from the celebration. Many believe that these walls are being built to cover up the slums and to show a "nice" cleaned up view of Rio. The favelas in Rio are looked down upon. They are seen as a disgrace to the "beautiful" city of Rio.
This angers me because the favelas represent the real culture of Brazil. It's where the pictures in post Cards come from.. They are the ones that demonstrate real culture and where its national food, dance and culture comes from. it is unfair that the majority of the population in Rio, the ones that contribute to the economy and everything else are being cut off quietly. They are sending a strong military presence int he favelas, this angers me as well because the more they send military presence inside the favelas, the drug lords will feel disrespected and will want to fight back. On top of all this, many innocent people die and are killed off slowly in these favelas. This upsets me because there has to be another tactic to get rid of the drug lords in these favelas.
