Slums and Shanty towns over the world

Slums and shanty towns are where the  poorest people stay in cities. This is because of the surplus of rural-urban migration, with this false promise of being economically successful. The biggest slum in India ironically, is in its capital city, Mumbai. Dharavi is bustling with businesses such as zip makers.

Ironically, Dharavi is right next to Mumbai's CBD. Dharavi is plagued with disease, pests, and is also prone to flooding. Not only that, but a few thousand dwellers have to share a single public toilet. Their houses are not even made of stable materials.  Now let us move from Dharavi to Brazil.

Well, it certainly looks more cleaner than them. This is because the government is trying to use the favelas as a tourist attraction. They clean up roads and even incorporated a cable car so that tourists can look in awe at these favelas. They gain their electricity illegally though. In the way they are doing it, it is possible for fire to spread extremely quickly through these favelas.