Capital cities in the Northeast of Brazil: analysis of poverty indicators from census data 2010

Authors

  • Julia Katia Borgneth Petrus Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-7995
  • Magno Vasconcelos Pereira Junior Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v15i1.64538

Abstract

This article seeks to understand Brazil's northeastern capital cities using variables obtained from the 2010 census data that indicate vulnerabilities, comparing the demographic dimension to the 2000 Census. The objective is to study variables and indicators that point to poverty. Firstly, the city was observed as a whole, and then contextualize the capitals/cities. It was possible to identify the most fragile capitals by means of nine variables. However, to find the Index of Socio-Spatial Inequality (IDSE), seven variables that indicate poverty in four dimensions were highlighted: Demographic Dimension; Infrastructure Dimension; Educational Dimension and Economic Dimension. The capital of São Luís has the most alarming indicators and variables, with an Index of Socio-Spatial Inequality - IDSE of 0.83, that is, the closer to 1, the greater the Socio-Spatial inequality. The capitals Salvador and Aracaju are the ones that show better indicators, with an IDSE of 0.42 and 0.39, respectively, indexes closer to 0, which is the absence of social inequality.

Keywords: capital city. Northeast, social-spatial inequalities. indicators.

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Published

2021-04-20

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BORGNETH PETRUS, J. K.; PEREIRA JUNIOR, M. V. Capital cities in the Northeast of Brazil: analysis of poverty indicators from census data 2010. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 1, p. 194–217, 2021. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v15i1.64538. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/64538. Acesso em: 7 jul. 2024.

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