Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro
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Quick Facts

• Translation River of January
• Second largest city
• Population of 6.1 million
• Greater metropolitan population of over 11
  million
• Residents are known as Cariocas

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Economic Overview

• Commercial Communications Hub
• Financial Center
• Home to over 30 banks and financial institutions
• Banco do Brasil, Ciaxa Econômica Federal
• Transportation Systems
• International airport 5 regional airports
• Subway, train, and bus systems
• Large natural harbor

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Rios Harbor

• In Guanabara Bay
• Considered one of the most beautiful natural
  harbors in the world
• Very deep, so large vessels can come close to
  docks near the center of the city
• Avenue for a major portion of Brazils
  international trade

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Agriculture Industry

• Beans
• Beef
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Corn
• Hides
• Leather Products
• Rice
• Soy

• Appliances
• Chemicals
• Cigarettes
• Food processing
• Leather products
• Metallurgy
• Printed products
• Textiles

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Living Conditions

• Ipanema Beach

• Favelas

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Government

• Brazil is a Federative Republic
• Executive Branch President, Vice President,
  Cabinet
• Legislative Branch Bicameral Congress
• Federal Senate - 81 seats (3 per state)
• Chamber of Deputies - 513 seats
• Judicial Branch Supreme Federal Tribunal
• Government of Rio
• Prefeito - mayor
• Municipal Chamber - 24 legislative members

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Tourism

• The government is encouraging tourism because it
  is a major source of revenue
• Cultural Offerings
• Carnival, beaches, beautiful buildings, gardens,
  gourmet cuisine, public parks, religious centers,
  samba music, shopping centers, sports,
  universities, etc.

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Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

• Takes place during the peak of summer
• 4 day celebration starting on a Saturday and
  ending on Tuesday, Mardi Gras
• Parades, dancing, masquerades, and live music
• A competition between samba schools

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Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

• Biggest event in the city
• Tickets range from 99-750 depending on the
  seating section
• Broadcasted to more than 100 countries
• Hotels are booked a year in advance and charge 3
  times the regular rates

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Beaches

• Copacabana one of the most famous beaches in
  the world
• Over 4 kms long
• Volleyball, water sports, parties all night, and
  foot volleyball

• Ipanama more of a local beach than Copacabana

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Sugarloaf

• Rises 396 meters from the mouth of the Guanabara
  Bay
• A glass-paneled cable car goes back an forth
  between the peaks of Babilonia and Urca

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History of Jesus Statue

• Actually called Christ the Redeemer
• Local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa was chosen
  to oversee the construction of the new monument
• designed by French monumental sculptor Paul
  Landowski
• Costa and Landowski decided to make the outer
  layers of the statue out of Soapstone, because of
  its malleability and good resistance to extreme
  weather
• The monument was inaugurated on October 12, 1931,
  by president Getúlio Vargas
• October 2006 was the statue's 75th anniversary

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Access to Statue

• Can be accessed by road or the Corvovado Rack
  Railway
• 222 step stairway leads to the train terminal
• This proved hard for the handicapped so 3
  panoramic elevators and 4 escalators were
  installed
• A hiking trail that leads to the summit starting
  from Parque Lage Park in Jardim Botanica
  neighborhood

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Steel ProductionRaw Materials to Molten Iron

• Raw materials coal and iron ore
• Raw materials are heated to make coke
• Raw materials and coke are added into a blast
  furnace to create molten iron
• The steel is made from 70 raw materials and 30
  recycled steel

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Steel ProductionMolten Iron to Steel Slabs

• The molten iron is then adjusted to the right
  temperature and mixture before it is brought into
  the steel caster
• The steel caster then pours the molten iron into
  castings to form steel slabs
• The steel slabs begin to cool as soon as the are
  poured they need to be reheated then are run
  through the roughing mill
• The steel is reduced to about 2 inches from its
  original size of about 8.5 inches in the
  roughing mill

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Steel ProductionFinishing Touches

• The steel is then hot rolled so it can be shipped
  out
• Some of the steel moves on to meet the need of
  construction and automobiles
• Pickling is one process that uses hydrochloric
  acid to remove scaling and smooth out the steel
• The steel can also be galvanized in which a zinc
  coat is added to protect against corrosion