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Brazilian municipal elections and poverty

27 Sep

In the current context of the municipal elections, at which most of

Pres. Sarney City

President Sarney City

the candidates all over the country are debating proposals for cities and their management, the Observatório das Metrópoles promotes the release of the Urban Welfare Index of Brazilian Municipalities (IBEU-Municipal) with the purpose of providing another tool for evaluation and formulation of public policies.

 

The index shows a new survey on urban conditions of the 5,565 Brazilian municipalities, from the analysis of dimensions such as mobility, urban environmental conditions, housing conditions, collective services and infrastructure.

 

The Municipal-IBEU shows that among the greatest challenges in Brazil are the infrastructure and collective services. In evaluating the proper treatment of water and sewage, waste disposal and energy services, more than 50% of the municipalities are in bad conditions in these services.

 

The ranking of better cities in Brazil, in general smart cities with populations less than 17,000 habitants, concentred in São Paulo State is:

 

Municipal Code Name of the cities Code UF State of UF IBEU Ranking IBEU
3508207 Buritizal 35 São Paulo 0,951
3547650 Santa Salete 35 São Paulo 0,941
3553658 Taquaral 35 São Paulo 0,937
3513850 Dirce Reis 35 São Paulo 0,936
3547205 Santana da Ponte Pensa 35 São Paulo 0,936
3515657 Fernão 35 São Paulo 0,934
3500600 Águas de São Pedro 35 São Paulo 0,934
3540002 Pompéia 35 São Paulo 0,932
3103108 Antônio Prado de Minas 31 Minas Gerais 0,931
3557105 Votuporanga 35 São Paulo 0,931 10º
3158409 Santana de Cataguases 31 Minas Gerais 0,930 11º
3510104 Cândido Rodrigues 35 São Paulo 0,929 12º
3530003 Mira Estrela 35 São Paulo 0,929 13º
4202008 Balneário Camboriú 42 Santa Catarina 0,928 14º

 

Among the 15 Brazilian cities with better IBEU index, 12 are in the state of São Paulo, two in Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina, but between the capital Sao Paulo is only 12th.

Among the worst the city President Sarney in Maranhão State is more poverty,  with rate is 0,444.

 

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