Rocinha

Question 1

What is the population in Rocinha?

Answer 1

Official:75000
Estimated:200000

Question 2

What percentage of homes have power/ water and sewage systems?

Answer 2

90 percent

Question 3

Challenges- construction

Answer 3

• landslide risk (in 2010, 224 people killed in landslide

- limited road access

Question 4

Challenges- unemployment and crime

Answer 4

• unemployment at around 20 percent
• poor pay
• high murder rate-20/1000

Question 5

Challenges- services

Answer 5

• In non-improve favelas,
  12 percent no running water
  30 percent no electricity