Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Rio/São Paulo Project

Rio/São Paulo Project

The Rio/São Paulo Project is one component of research on Brazil being conducted by Brown social scientists. It is a study of spatial inequalities in two major Brazilian cities in 2000 and 2010, led by sociologist John Logan in collaboration with colleagues in Brazil and Paris.

Data sets at the scale of Setores Censitarios and Areas de Ponderacao are now available for download from this site, along with shape files and a web-based GIS map system to visualize these data.

map of rio de janeiro in 1875

map of rio de janeiro in 1886

map of rio de janeiro in 1887

Project Team