Life In Rocinha
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Learning Objective: To understandwhat life in a favela is like.
Learning Objective: To understand what life in a favela is like.
Learning Objective: To understandwhat life in a favela is like.
Learning Outcome: You will understand that shanty towns are a key feature of most LEDC cities.
Learning Objective: To understandwhat life in a favela is like.
A “Favela” is the word used in Brazil to describe a shanty town.
A A Shanty TownShanty Town is a squatter is a squatter community that springs up in an area community that springs up in an area
that used to have no houses.that used to have no houses.
A A SquatterSquatter is someone who is someone who settles on the land without the settles on the land without the
legal right to be there.legal right to be there.
Shanty Towns are also called Shanty Towns are also called “Spontaneous Settlements”“Spontaneous Settlements”. It . It
means the place is unplanned.means the place is unplanned.
Death RatesDeath Rates in Rocinha in Rocinha are are THREETHREE times higher times higher
than the rest of Rio.than the rest of Rio. Why? Why?
What What questionsquestions can we ask can we ask the people here about the people here about livingliving
in in Rocinha?Rocinha?