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.
There are no government schools in the favelas, thereâs usually only home made water supply and sewer system and the electric is acquired by gato (a âcatâ hook thatâs thrown onto the electric supply to siphon power). Those who are born and who die in favelas arenât recorded â for the Brazilian government, itâs a crime to be poor.