Waste can’t be disposed of in favelas, so it
builds up in the street.
Often it will be set fire to, sometimes this sets
fire to the wooden houses.
Unemployment rates are as high as 20%
The average income may be less than £75
per month
Rio has around
1000 favelas
Many homes use
illegal connections
to get electricity
Houses are poorly constructed. They were
built illegally with basic materials such as
iron, broken bricks and plastic sheets
There is a high murder rate in
favelas- 20 per 1000 people.
Drug gangs are in many favelas