1. Where am I? I have a population of 6.35 million people
I am located on a latitude of 22 degrees South
I have a tropical climate
I am located in the world’s 5th largest country
I am the 2nd largest city in the country
I will host the Olympics this summer!

2. See – think – wonder

3. Lesson objectives: To be able to describe and explain the impacts of living in shanty towns in rapidly growing urban areas
Rate your knowledge of this on a scale of 1-5
1 = least confident
5= most confident
What will it look like if you have been successful in today’s lesson?
Key terminology: Push factors, pull factors, urbanisation, shanty town, favela, informal settlement, infrastructure
Extension terms: world city, informal employment sector,

4. Informal settlements
Definition: A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor.
Other names:
 shanty town, slum, favela, barrio, bustee, ghetto

5. What are the characteristics of favelas?
What is a favela?
What are the characteristics of favelas?

6. Describe the change in Rio de Janeiro’s population between 1950 and 2020.

7. Team tasks – groups of 3
Create an annotated map of Rio de Janeiro – add population size, location of Rocinha and key facts about the favelas of Rio de Janeiro
Make a diagram to show the push and pull factors to Rio de Janeiro
Annotate a photograph or image of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Identify the positives and negatives of life in the favelas.
Describe and explain 4 different ways the favelas in Rocinha have been managed to improve conditions
Create a table – what have been the successes and failures of improvements to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro?

8. Where is Rio de Janeiro?
Where is Rocinha?
How has Rio de Janeiro grown? What are the push and pull factors to the city?
Describe the favelas of Rocinha
What are the problems faced in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro?
How have the favelas been managed in Rochina?
Successes of management:
Limitations of management:

9. Resources to use
edcs.html
ironments/urban_areas/revision/5/
/Rio/rio_de_janeiro.htm