Rocinha is the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, located between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea, with over 150,000 residents. It developed after World War II as Portuguese, French, and Italian farmers settled and grew vegetables for Rio's southern zone. While most homes now have electricity and are made of brick or cement, sanitation remains a challenge as sewage flows through open channels and housing is very compact. During the World Cup, local residents rented out their homes to visitors and the government promised to clean the favelas, though challenges remain.

1. Abbie

2. Where is Rocinha?
• Rocinha is located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone
between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Its
one of the largest favelas with a population of over
150 thousand people.
• https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Rocinha,+Rio+de+Janeiro+-+State+of+Rio+de+Janeiro,+Brazil/@-22.9859563,-
43.2476307,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x9bd427adbbdaeb:0x4cf95af6dc0096b9

3. What is the history of the settlement?
• History tells us that Rocinha developed after the Second
World War, with the arrival of Portuguese, French and Italian
farmers who settled in small farms on the hillside. Around
1930, it became a supply centre of vegetables for the city’s
Zona Sul. At the end of the 1950s, more immigrants came.

4. Opportunities of living there?
• 99% of the houses have electricity.
• In Rio's favelas, most homes are made from
brick and cement.
• Closer to a bit town is more privileged than
other shanty town further away.
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27635554

5. What are the challenges of living in
Rocinha?
• Sanitation is often a big problem . In Rocinha
sewage flows down a large channel in the
middle of houses. This makes it really smell.
• Also there is very little space so the houses are
very compact.

6. what effects, if any, did the world cup
have on Rocinha?
• Local residents rented there houses out to get
money.
• Before the world cup the Brazilian
government said that they were going to clean
the favelas.
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