the favela of brazil and people who live there: pickers of the largest garbage dump in the world

JARDIM GRAMACHOThe Favela of Brazil and People who live there:

Pickers of the largest garbage dump in the world

WHERE IS GRAMACHO??- Outskirts of Rio de Janeiro

- Established Shanty towns

- Also called “squatter settlements” as people who live there do not own the land they build on.

- People who live in the shanty towns work as recyclable pickers.

GO BACK TO YOUR 8 PROBLEMS OF RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION. FIND AN EXAMPLE FROM THE MOVIE FOR EACH ONE. Housing (ownership/overcrowding)

Access to resources (water/sanitation/electricity)

Health

Congestion (traffic)

Employment

Education (access)

Social Issues (crime)

Environmental concerns

WHAT DID YOU SEE IN GRAMACHO AS A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE? Parents concern for their kids

Association of Recycling Pickers of Jardim Gramacho (ACAMJG)

Building a Library/Computers/Books

Friends and laughter and pride among the pickers

Vik Muniz and his artwork; touch with the outside world

GO TO THE WEBSITE LINKED FROM STPGEOGRAPHY HOMEPAGE: “4B.” Find the four stages of shantytown progress and the timelines for each:

For each stage, write in your notebook:

Name:

Timescale:

Notes:

What has changed?

Explain WHY the newest shanty areas are the furthest from the center of the city (4)

HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN?

1. People like the catadores (pickers), Vik Muniz and you/me decide to change for the better. (form non-governmental organizations NGOs like ACAMJG)

2. The government steps in and regulates the shanty towns.

YOUR TASK: DESIGN A PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION

WHAT DID VIK CHOOSE?

WHY DID HE CHOOSE IT?

What will you choose?

FOLLOW THE STEPS ON THE SHEET 1-6

DUE ON THURSDAY IN CLASS IN HARD COPY.