Rio de Janeiro Slums Rio is one of the most modern cities in the world and is populated with over 12 million people. The tourist wonder of the world is known for its beautiful mountains and love for soccer‚ however‚ the city is home to one of the poorest places in the world. Favelas‚ as locals call them‚ are huge slum areas located in Brazil. With over 1000 Favelas in Rio‚ 1.4 million people are living in these Favelas. What are some size and characteristics of Rio de Janeiro Slums?: Favelas in
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contemporary favelas appeared in the 1970s due to rural exodus. That is when many people moved away from rural areas of Brazil and moved to cities. Unable to find a home to live in‚ many people ended up in a favela. The people who live in favelas of Rio are known as ‘Moradores da favela’‚ or derogatively as ‘favelados’. Favelas are linked with extreme poverty. Rio’s favelas can be seen as a product of the unequal distribution of wealth in the country. Brazil is regarded as one of the most economically
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Olympics Games 2016 The excitement that the city of Rio experimented upon the announcement of hosting the 2016 Olympic games appears to have been short lived. The descent of excitement began once drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter. The government responded by heightening the crackdown on the city slums of the favelas. As a result many of the favelas in Rio are now under police control (Jazeera). The questions we are now asked is if the coming Olympics
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the storm will break on the heads of future generations. For them it will be too late. (UN Secretary General Boutros-Ghali‚ UNCED‚ 1992)» SUMMARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (THE RIO EARTH SUMMIT) From 3th of June till 14th 1992‚ Rio de Janeiro became a hoster for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The topical issue of it was the state of the global environment and the relationship between economics‚ science and the environment
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Alberto Alonso December 8‚ 2012 A.P. American History DBQ Essay #2 ------------------------------------------------- 1. “The opponents of the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War attacked slavery as the root cause of expansion‚ but in fact it was no more important than other causes.” Assess the validity of this statement‚ using the documents and your knowledge of U.S. history from 1820-1860 to support your answer. During the early-mid part of the 19th century (mainly 1820-1860)
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The British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged for hiding losses and inflating the value of African coal assets. The company bought the Mozambique assets in 2011 for 3.7 billion and sold it later for only 50 million. Despite these charges‚ the company won’t back down and will fight the charges. This comes at a time where coal energy is colliding with new forms of energy and many companies are starting to fight to stay relevant and keep coal as the
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A function is a relation in which each element of the domain is paired with exactly one element in the range. Two types of functions are the exponential functions and the logarithmic functions. Exponential functions are the functions in the form of y = ax‚ where ’’a’’ is a positive real number‚ greater than zero and not equal to one. Logarithmic functions are the inverse of exponential functions‚ y = loga x‚ where ’’a’’ is greater to zero and not equal to one. These functions have certain differences
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Invention: Ethos: Victor Rios immediately establishes his credibility by describing how he was one of the very troubled teens he is speaking about. By doing this‚ he shows us that he understands the topic he is discussing and has a unique perspective and ability to see the issue. Moreover‚ because he was one of them‚ he is unlikely to give us false information about the issue. He also shows that has the best interests of this group at heart because he was part of this group. Indeed‚ he has a
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Carlos Alberto Vives is a Colombian singer known for his fusion of pop vocals and Colombian Vallenato music. Vives was born in Santa Marta (a city on the northern coast of Colombia) on August 7‚ 1961. In addition‚ Carlos has been helping other groups that are surging like ChoQuibTown‚ that is a group of two men and a woman from a poor region located in the pacific coast of Colombia called Choco. This amazing singer is considered one of the most acclaimed artist of Latin America. According to Alisa
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travel to the Rio Olympics for the reason of the risk of transferring the virus as well as endangering little children and themselves. The Olympics is a worldwide event; many people from around the world travel to the host’s country to watch the events live. In 2012‚ around 500 000 people went to the summer
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