Nearly 70% of Chinaâs electricity comes from coal. In total, coal produces around 40% of the worldâs electricity. Coal mining and the subsequent burning of coal can have many bad effects on both humans and the environment.
Favelas. Posted May 18, 2007 by Road Junky. A favela is a slum, an illegal settlement built on squatted lands. A favela is a slum, an illegal settlement built on squatted lands. Brazil has one of the worst distributions of wealth in the world and the poor have got to live somewhere. The favela dwellers build their houses out of wood and garbage, then later when they have the money, they upgrade to a home made concrete home.
Massive Urban Slums in Developing Countries. A view of the Rocinha favela, the largest favela in Brazil, with an estimated 60,000 to 150,000 people December 5, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is estimated that there are over 1,000 favelas in Rio where violent crime is rampant. Getty Images.