Rio De Janeiro

What is a favela?

• A Mexican tortilla wrap with strips of chicken or beef and guacamole and cheese and sour cream and...

• A Venetian boat that takes tourists on romantic rides along the canals

• A slum or shanty town

Brazilian favelas have a reputation for...?

• Danger and Crime

• The most uploads of cute cat videos to YouTube

• Their strict rules surrounding where houses can be built

Rocinha is the biggest...?

• dog food manufacturer in the Amazon rainforest

• favela in Rio de Janeiro

• of the Russian nesting dolls

Why did the favelas grow?

How many favelas does Rio de Janeiro have?

• Nearly 142

• Nearly 1,000,000

• Nearly 1000

What percentage of Rio's population lives in favelas?

How many people live in Rocinha?

• 3 - a trio of singing chipmunks

• over 80,000 people

• 42

Describe the conditions in Rocinha

Describe the process of pacification (started in 2008 in Rocinha)

• Free dummies are given to all babies!

• It is the mass migration of people in the summer to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii

• Police went into specific favelas and take control of the territory back. They remain in the favela and set up an office there to establish control

Describe the availability of education