Rio de Janeiro

A global trend that seems to impact every country in the world one way or another seems to be urbanization. Worldwide the idea of living in a big booming is becoming more and more popular. Cities mainly appeal to people as social, commercial, and political hubs. Their allure also comes from the unique culture that every city has. Although seeming glamorous, there is a dark side of urban life. Overpopulation, high unemployment rates, poor infrastructure, discrimination as well as many other…

just too great” “2016 Olympians will be competing in poop water”. These are currently the fears that are looming over Rio for the upcoming Olympics. These problems should cause great concern and need to be acted upon. Rio Olympics should not go ahead until all countries can be certain that their athletes will be safe from disease and untreated waters and also have reliable security. Rio was chosen to hold the 2016 Summer Olympics in 2009 by the International Olympic Committee. Because of this…

Is Rio, a suitable host for the Olympics, has been the subject of much debate in the media recently. It is in response to this discussion that Chris Berg has written his article "Rio's financial crisis reveals the moral bankruptcy of the Olympics" and Mark Knight has also drawn a cartoon. In his article, published in The ABC News on 21 June 2016, Berg contends in a frustrated and critical tone that it is the epitome of government waste. Berg's intended audience seem to be comprised of the people…

Erika Robb Larkins’ ethnography entitled The Spectacular Favela: Violence in Modern Brazil documents Larkins time spent doing fieldwork for her dissertation in Brazil’s largest favela Rocinha from 2008-2010. The book discusses themes of drug trafficker control within Rocinha and other favelas, the concept of spectacular violence, as well as the commodification of the trafficker image by Brazilian and foreign outsiders. Larkins dissects the role that violent spectacle plays in the everyday lives…

Paul Volponi writes a unique book called “Rucker Park, Setup” where two kids face street reality but in the worst way possible. J.R. and Mackey have been waiting their whole lives to win the trophy at Rucker Park, basketball is their life. Mackey would never be home due to his Mom's boyfriend always making Mackey feel miserable, so you could always find him there at Rucker Park. Rucker Park is home to some of the most famous & competitive players in street ball history. Money has a huge factor…

Program was a programed that removed Favelas by moving the people then demolishing the buildings. Favela-Bairro was a programed that was created to help the people in the Favelas. Favela-Bairro was to improve the living standards in Favelas. Operação Rio was to try to regain control of the Favelas from gangs. These are the biggest laws to try to help and punish the people in the…

During the summer of the years 1133 to 1855 a famous fair came into London, most commonly known as the Bartholomew Fair. Hosted in Smithfield, otherwise known as the location popular for slaughterhouses and public executions, the fair was a trading event that attracted Londoners of all classes. Ben Jonson uses this factor to his advantage with his play entitled, “Bartholomew Fair.” The type of people, activities, and crimes that occur at the fair gives Jonson the opportunity to reflect on his…

the government’s failure to provide them with basic needs such food, shelter, health care, and other human rights. Without her family, community, or government to support her through the disease, Catarina’s sense of self caused her to feel ex-human, “de facto terminally excluded from what counts as reality”…

Hidden beneath the bustling metropolises of the captivating Latin American country of Brazil are it’s notorious favelas. Favelas are highly populated, urbanized areas located within many of Brazil’s largest cities. Brazil is continuously recognized for its slum regions within its cities because of the increasingly poor and dangerous living conditions in which its inhabitants are exposed to. Although there are many issues present within these communities the importance of access to clean water…

It does mean "skin" in portuguese if that has anything to do with the origin, however growing up, he was called that by his friends and despised the name. Immature, Pelé joined a young squad trained by Waldemar de Brito, a previous individual from the Brazilian national soccer squad. De Brito in the long run persuaded Pelé's family to let the sprouting phenom leave home and strive for the Santos proficient soccer club when he was…