Like many such areas the housing was poor and there was no water, electricity or basic services such as schools or clinics. Today the situation is very different. Temporary wooden shacks have been rebuilt using bricks and breeze-blocks, often by the people themselves with help from neighbours. Water, electricity and other services have been put in. People have built shops, schools and clinics with help from the city council.
Crime is still a problem, but people feel safer now and enjoy a much better quality of life.
Happening hints If you would like to use Rio as a case study, copy and paste this into a word processor and edit it so it will fit on a small revision card. If you wish to revise your own city, copy and paste the headings and fill them in for another example. To help with your revision draw a sketch map of the city that you have studied including facts and figures about the location, amenities, quality of life and population.