? Sao Paulo lies just inland of the Southeast coast of the South American continent.
? Graph A shows that the population of Sao Paulo inconstantly increased from 1970 to 1994, with an all-time high at 1994. This was 21 million residents in the area of Sao Paulo, yet six years later, it dropped down 4 million people.
Graph B. indicates how in 1994 the area of Sao Paulo was the 3rd largest city in the world. In 2000, the city of Sao Paulo was the 2nd largest city in the world, as shown by the highest bar. It also shows the rise and falls between 1970 and 1985.
? There are three main characteristics of the Sao Paulo population. One is the relatively low amount of rich people when compared to the total population. The large proportion of poverty-stricken inhabitants and residents is also of great importance, as is the increasing number of migrants, when the majority of them are poor.
? The majority and outskirts of the model cities are illegal favelas and shantytowns, residing the large number of poor emigrants. The government despises these areas, yet nothing can be done to the unusually large amount of unemployed emigrants. Sao Paulo follows rough outlines of the Hoyt city model, as areas are divided into sectors. Its extremely minute CBD area is trailed away by over employing factories along side the main roads. Although the housing inequalities are great, high-class housing is sometimes found right next to the favelas and self-help areas, along the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Although it lacks in mass expensive housing around the CBD, it has few medium quality houses with the basic amenities, which is an improvement from most houses. The area of Sao Paulo can be represented within a Hoyt Model.
? The housing inequality of Sao Paulo is of great difference. The majority of the homes are favelas, cheap, handmade huts of recycled and discarded materials, without proper waste resources, nor running water or electricity. This takes far more than half of the housing in Sao Paulo, yet there is another significant housing style. The few wealthy people of Sao Paulo, probably, have more wealth than the entire population, showing the massive difference within Sao Paulo's inequality. This means that the gap between the standards of the rich and the standards of the poor are great enough to ...
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? The housing inequality of Sao Paulo is of great difference. The majority of the homes are favelas, cheap, handmade huts of recycled and discarded materials, without proper waste resources, nor running water or electricity. This takes far more than half of the housing in Sao Paulo, yet there is another significant housing style. The few wealthy people of Sao Paulo, probably, have more wealth than the entire population, showing the massive difference within Sao Paulo's inequality. This means that the gap between the standards of the rich and the standards of the poor are great enough to cause an imbalance between the minority (the wealthy) and the majority (the poor).
? Sao Paulo has more than housing inequality problems, issues mainly due to the large matter of the underprivileged. There are nearly half a million migrants and residents within Sao Paulo, living within temporary accommodations. Squatters without legitimate rights to live on this land, there is spontaneous squatter settlements on useless or unused land.
The housing of these dirt-poor people is built from pure desperation and ingenuity, as migrants are known for their entire favelas out of no more than cardboard, wood, corrugated iron and other such disposed items. Houses may only be a single room, as they are fortunate, unlike many, to have a shelter for 5-6 of their children. Yet it isn't all "Home sweet home," as these places lack proper amenities, like sewage systems, electricity, utilities or even clean, running water.
The open waste from the lack of proper waste systems, lying about, leads to the widespread diseases of cholera, and others. The large amount of excretion, seeping into the walkways and paths, causes mass spread of disease while the lack of clean water can lead to typhoid and such. The lack of hospitals or medical services within the area ensures Sao Paulo's high birth rates and higher death rates.
Education is amongst one of the main problems, although unobvious, as without proper education, jobs and income are far from reachable. Illiteracy is a major problem with children as young as six, leaving the home, not to learn, but to work in minor unskilled tasks, like selling fruit.
Employment is also a big issue, and due to the deficiency of labour employment, even the few skilled cannot receive income, as there is no space for them. Even people with jobs, are required to work long hours and are paid low.
Family life is also a major problem, as overpopulation within the area may produce an even more barren land than it is already. An increase in crime, a lack of family planning and children working into large groups of "street children" are emerging.
? Self help plans have happily sprung up in the favelas of Sao Paulo, as permanent (yet illegal) residents have been encouraged to build better houses. Groups are asked to carry out simple tasks off digging out waste system plans and water system plans. Officials supply these people with breezeblocks and then construct their new homes with them. Roofing tiles and hopefully, electricity will then be provided as well.
Cost-effective improvements are made because the government is supporting residents to use cheap and easy supplies to patch up and improve houses. Breezeblocks are issued out alongside water tanks washbasins and sewage systems, enabling better yet cheaper living standards.
? Several plans can be carried out be the government of Brasil, yet each one will cost more than what may be available. To cope with this universal problem, the most cost-effective/cheapest yet similarly efficient schemes have been carried out, to handle the money problems.
Successful rural employment schemes will prevent more emigrants entering the city, already overrun with poverty-stricken residents. If work, therefore income is available in the countryside, there will be fewer reasons to move into the city, in the first place. Cases of the "bright light syndrome" will decrease as employment and businesses will become sufficient within the countryside. These jobs in the rural areas would help balance the problems out.
As for the emigrants already inhabiting Sao Paulo, promotion to move back into the countryside, after the employment schemes begin, may thin out the large number of illegal emigrants. Another alternative would be to provide better housing after more employment is established. If people will be able to afford proper homes, there will be a better life standard, yet for this, the rural employment plans would first have to be successful.