Rocinha is the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, located between São Conrado and Gávea. While the name originated in the 1920s referring to a local market for fresh produce, Rocinha has grown significantly and is now home to between 100,000-200,000 residents living in small, dense housing often stacked 7-11 stories high. Despite challenges of poverty and high population density, Rocinha has infrastructure like electricity, TV, and basic sanitation. Homicide rates dropped after 2005 but rose again for the 2014 World Cup. The World Cup brought tourism that benefited the local economy and residents had a chance to see famous footballers.

1. Where is Rocinha
Rocinha, also know as little farm,is the largest favela in Brazil. It is located in Rio de
Janeiro's South Zone between the São Conrado and Gávea. Built on a hillside,
Rochinha is over looking Rio de Janeiro. favela is on a very steep hill, with many
trees surrounding it.
Rocinha

2. A History of Rocinha
No one knows where and when the name Rocinha emerged, it probably came
in the 1920s there was a famous market which is now the Santos Dumont
Plaza in Gávea. The middle class bought their fresh produce there and would
ask the sellers where the produce came from and they would answer that
they came from their ‘little farm’ or Rocinha.

3. What are the opportunities of living
in Rocinha?
Compared to the traditional idea of a favela. Rocinha has much
more,including, T.V, electricity and basic sanitation needs. And
rather than the homes being built from sticks materials come at
hand, Rocinha is made from concrete and bricks. however the
homicide rates have dropped since 2005 and in 2012 it was
recorded 24 homicides per 100,000. But this has changed since
the
announcement that Brazil would be holding the 2014 World Cup,
as these rates have rised to 38.1% more than the previous year.

4. What are the challenges of living in
Rocinha
The community has a population estimated at
anywhere between 100 thousand and 200
thousand, crammed into a steep and rugged
landscape of only 0.80 square miles. Within this
highly dense community the majority of
residents live in poverty, living in small houses
on top of each other, sometimes as many as
tall as 7, 8, 9, and even 11 stories tall.

5. The affect the world cup had on
rocinha
I think that the world cup 201 has brung lots of
tourism to rio as the stadiums are now open to
visit and would be a very good site to see. It has
also made the residence happier as they have a
better life to live with the economy being higher,
also they got to meet some of the famous
footballers that played in the world cup.

6. Made from
cloth
Sticks to
support the
house
Tim roofs
Dirt floors

7. Slide1- rio map
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rio_De_Janiero_location_map.svg#mediaviewer/File:Rio_De_Janiero_location_map.svg
Brazilmap
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=map+of+brazil&oq=map+of+brazil&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l5.2583j0j4&sou
rceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8&safe=vss&gws_rd=ssl
World map
http://geology.com/world/world-map.shtml
Slide 2-rochina overview
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rocinha_rio_de_janeiro_panorama_2010.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Rocin
ha_rio_de_janeiro_panorama_2010.jp
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