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.
According to a recent survey of six communities, 95% of favela homes are built of brick, concrete, and reinforced steel. 75% have tile floors. Residents put decades-worth of income and physical labor into the construction and consolidation of their homes.