The correct detection of the phenomena of slums is critical to the formulation of several public policies. The main sources used in Brazil are data available from population censuses, which are not comparable over time. Accordingly, the statistics office (IBGE) alerts that changes in...

One of the core aims of transportation policies is to facilitate people's access to employment, health and education opportunities as well as cultural and leisure activities. Nonetheless, transport research and policies in Brazil are still largely focused on the challenges of reducing road...

This work seeks to describe the Brazilian formal and informal housing markets and the possible segmentations within these first two divisions. The main objective is to make explicit the similarities and differences, and the heterogeneities within each group. Considering inadequate housing...

In addition to concentrating historical heritage, city centers often concentrate greater accessibility, in terms of urban mobility, as they concentrate urban infrastructure. Repopulating the centers contributes to more compact and sustainable cities. A considerable portion of Brazilian cities...

Despite being home to about 1 billion people (UN-Habitat, 2010) worldwide slums have received little attention in the economic literature. Data on slums is scarce and few studies have investigated the emergence of these pockets of poverty and inadequate housing scattered between otherwise...

One of the core aims of transportation policies is to facilitate people's access to employment, health and education opportunities as well as cultural and leisure activities. Nonetheless, transport research and policies in Brazil are still largely focused on the challenges of reducing road...

Despite being home to about 1 billion people (UN-Habitat, 2010) worldwide slums have received little attention in the economic literature. Data on slums is scarce and few studies have investigated the emergence of these pockets of poverty and inadequate housing scattered between otherwise...

The correct detection of the phenomena of slums is critical to the formulation of several public policies. The main sources used in Brazil are data available from population censuses, which are not comparable over time. Accordingly, the statistics office (IBGE) alerts that changes in...

This work seeks to describe the Brazilian formal and informal housing markets and the possible segmentations within these first two divisions. The main objective is to make explicit the similarities and differences, and the heterogeneities within each group. Considering inadequate housing...

In addition to concentrating historical heritage, city centers often concentrate greater accessibility, in terms of urban mobility, as they concentrate urban infrastructure. Repopulating the centers contributes to more compact and sustainable cities. A considerable portion of Brazilian cities...