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JARDIM GRAMACHOThe Favela of Brazil and People who live there:
Pickers of the largest garbage dump in the world
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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YOUR TASK: DESIGN A PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS OF RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
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WHAT DID VIK CHOOSE?
WHY DID HE CHOOSE IT?
What will you choose?
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FOLLOW THE STEPS ON THE SHEET 1-6
DUE ON THURSDAY IN CLASS IN HARD COPY.