What interesting new facts did you

learn about Brazil last week?

What are you most looking

forward to learning about Brazil?

What is your current opinion about

Brazil?

Have a look at the statements on the

next few slides and think about how

strongly you agree or disagree with

each statement.

Write a number from 1 - 10:

1 = strongly disagree

10 = strongly agree

All Brazilian people are really

poor.

1 = strongly disagree

10 = strongly agree

British people are wealthier than

Brazilian people so we need to

help them.

1 = strongly disagree

10 = strongly agree

Brazil is a wealthy country.

We’ll reflect on these opinions later – some of them may have changed.

Today, we’re going to learn about

Rio de Janeiro

Remember,

although Rio de

Janeiro is a large

and famous

Brazilian city, it’s not

its capital city.

Can you spot it on

the map?

What do you think

life might be like

there?

Rio de Janeiro is a city with many places of natural beauty:

These are both

examples of physical

geographical features.

They are natural (not

man-made).

Copacabana Beach

Sugarloaf Mountain

There are also many human geographical

features: these are man-made

Sambadrome – a special avenue built

for the celebration of the world-famous

carnival

Christ the Redeemer Statue

Tijuca Forest: a man-made forest Estadio Maracanã

Rio de Janeiro – a city of two halves

As you can see, Rio de Janeiro is an exciting,

glamorous coastal city with some beautiful

physical and human geographical features.

However, it also has a different side to it.

That’s why it can be described as a city of two

halves.

I see…

© Luiz Arthur Leirão Vieira (Tuca Vieira)

Have a really good look

this photo of an area of

Rio de Janeiro

Half of this picture

is missing-

complete the

picture by drawing

and labelling what

you think is on the

other side – use the

worksheet

provided.

© Luiz Arthur Leirão Vieira (Tuca Vieira)

Is this what you expected?

What do you see?

What does this image tell you about the city

of Rio de Janeiro?

Can you describe this

picture and explain

what you think has

happened?

© Luiz Arthur Leirão Vieira (Tuca Vieira)

Brazil is a relatively wealthy country: it has lots

of natural resources such as crude oil, iron ore,

wood, coffee, sugar, soy beans and fruit that is

able to export (sell to other countries) to gain

money.

However, the gap between the rich and the

poor is one of the biggest in the world. This

means the life of a rich family will be very

different to the life of a poor family.

Why do over 16 million

Brazilians live below the

poverty line? 1 in 8 people

What is meant by

the geographical

term: poverty line?

People who do not have enough

income (money) to afford

essential resources such as food

live below the poverty line.

How many people in the UK do you

think live below the poverty line?

How else might

people’s lives be

affected by poverty?

People living in poverty will struggle to buy

clothes, shelter (housing) and heating for

their homes. They are less likely to have

access to medicine, healthcare and

education opportunities.

Poverty in the UK

According to the

Joseph Rowntree

Foundation, today,

there are 4.1

million children

living in relative

poverty in the UK

https://www.jrf.org.uk/video/this-is-

poverty

So as we can see, poverty is not

just a problem that affects people in

countries like Brazil. Many people in

the UK are also affected by poverty.

The situation is getting worse due to

the Coronavirus.

85% of Brazil’s population live in urban

areas, which means a town, city or built-up

area

Urban is the opposite of rural. Rural means

countryside

One in five Rio de Janeiro residents lives in

a favela.

Many people who live in favelas have

moved from a rural area into an urban area

in the hope that they will be able to build a

better life for themselves and their family.

Comparison:

the rich and the poor

Watch these video clips about

life in the Rochinha favela Rio

De Janeiro. A favela is a slum

or shanty town that has been

built on land that nobody else

wanted. People arrive to the

city from the countryside with

nowhere to live. People help

each other to build their own

homes there, using whatever

materials they can find.

Video: Rochinha Life

Source: Wikipedia If the Rochinha Life link doesn’t work, try typing this into

your google search engine:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zgp4d2p

https://www.dw.com/en/corona

virus-in-rio-de-janeiros-

favelas/av-53428562

What do you think would be most difficult

about living as a child in the favela?

What do you think would be the more

positive parts about life in the favela?

In what ways is it even more difficult for the

people of the favelas to cope with the

Coronavirus?

Comparison:

the rich and the poor

How do you think the

lives of children living

in Barra Da Tijuca

differs to those living in

Rochinha favela?

Source: Wikipedia

Source: rio.com

Today’s challenge

Create a venn

diagram showing

the similarities and

differences

between the lives

of people living in

Rochinha and

Barra DaTijuca.

Cut out and stick

the statements into

the venn diagram.

Alternatively, write

them directly into

the venn diagram.

Rochinha

favela

Barra di

Tijuca

Statements

that are true

only for

Barra di

Tijuca

Statements

that are true

only for

Rochinha

favela

Statements

that are

true for

both

places.

Reflection What have you learnt about the lives of young people living in Rio De Janeiro?

Is life always better for children who live in wealthy

areas than those who live in the poorer areas?

What do you think needs to change in Brazil?

Would you like to live in Rio de Janeiro? Why / why not?

More ideas…

Build your own self-made home in your

garden or in your lounge

Build a small-scale model of a favela using

junk-modelling materials

Write a diary entry for a child living in

Rochinha. What are the highlights of your

day? What problems do you face?

Further details…

Design your own self-built

home in a favela Imagine you have just arrived in Rochinha (Rio de Janeiro) from

the countryside hoping to start a better life. With no money or job,

you have nowhere to live, so you have to find shelter in the

favelas. You find a plot of land and over the coming weeks begin to

build your home out of any materials you can find.

Try to make it robust and stable, waterproof, big enough to

normally fit 4 or 5 people inside*, with a flat roof, brightly coloured

Use any materials that you can find eg sheets of plastic or

tarpaulin, bin liners, reusable shopping bags, old sheets, tent

poles, large sticks, large cardboard boxes, masking tape, pegs,

string, paint

* Please observe social distancing rules – you might have to go in one at a time,

depending on who you do this with

Build a mini favela using

junk-modelling materials

You could use:

Small boxes

Toilet tubes

Straws

Glue

Masking tape

Corrugated cardboard