Monday, February 7th, 2011

Geography: BRAZIL IN: VIDEO Describe the Amazon Basin

River region of Brazil in a 10 word GIST.

Content Objective: Students will research & interpret multiple viewpoints on issues that shaped the current policies and programs for resource use by analyzing + & - effects of building walls around slums in Brazil.

Remember: Brazil has… 4 Regions:

• 1) Amazon River Basin• 2) Brazilian Highlands• 3) Northeast• 4) Southeast

Where are the highlands on this map?

Brazilian Highlands Highest, driest land in

Brazil. Location of Brasilia-

capital of Brazil. • City population= 2.6 million• Country population= 191

Million

(Brasilia: planned city= controlled growth)

Brasilia= Opposite of major cities in Southeast Region:

Rio de Janeiro (14 million people)

Sao Paolo (20 million people)

**Unplanned, uncontrolled growth**

Rank Populations: Brasilia Rio de Janeiro Sao Paolo How did cities like Rio and Sao Paolo get

so big?• In the 1970’s millions of people began moving from rural areas (farms, rainforest) to cities =Urbanization

In Brazil, urbanization led to... Favelas- Slums on located on the

hillsides outside city centers. People move to cities with nothing ($,

jobs). -Build a home wherever they can.

In Rio, 19% of population lives in favelasLargest= Rocinha- 250,000 people

Favelas aren’t official parts of the city• -lack basic city services (electricity, sewers, education, hospitals)

Living in a favela provides you less opportunity to succeed ($$) than in more established neighborhoods.

Without opportunity, it’s hard to leave the favela. Without leaving the favela, it’s hard to have opportunity. You‘re trapped!

Favelas stay poor. Nice neighborhood stay nice. • Brazil has the one of the largest gaps

between rich people & poor people in the world.

Many favelas= overrun with gangs & drugs. -Like Mexico, the government’s fighting back.

Why would Brazil fight to want control its favelas?

A plan to control the favelas… BUILD A WALL