Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo megalopolis explained

The Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo Megalopolis, also known as the Brazilian Megalopolis[1] is a megalopolis in Southern Brazil consisting of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as well as their surrounding urban areas.

In 1999, Brian J. Godfrey wrote: "Even as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have sprawled to form the two main nuclei of an integrated megalopolis with a current population of between 30 and 60 million in southeastern Brazil, the two cities retain distinguishing characteristics."[2]

In 2003, Jean Gottman, who studied the Northeast megalopolis in the 1960s, also suggested the formation of this megalopolis.[3]

The entire Rio–São Paulo area is also sometimes considered a conurbation,[4] and plans are in the works to connect the cities with a high-speed rail. Yet the government of Brazil does not consider this area a single unit for statistical purposes, and any population numbers would be synthetic. Another estimate published by Stanley D. Brunn, et al. suggests a population of 50 million.[4]

As of December 2013, Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo is the third-busiest air traffic route by passenger volume, according to Amadeus.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A megalópole brasileira . Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) . 2007 . 17 February 2014 . 10 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110023719/http://www.ie.ufrj.br/datacenterie/pdfs/seminarios/pesquisa/texto1908.pdf . dead .
  2. Godfrey . Brian J. . Jan 1999 . Revisiting Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo . subscription . Geographical Review . 89 . 1 . 94–121.
  3. Perović . Miloš . Gottmann . Jean . May–August 2003 . An interview with Jean Gottmann on urban geography . subscription . Ekistics . 70 . 420–421 . 140–146.
  4. Book: Brunn . Stanley D. . Graybill . Jessica K. . Hays-Mitchell . Maureen . Zeigler . Donald J. . Seventh . 2020 . Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments . . 158–159 . 9781538126356.
  5. Web site: 300 world ‘super routes’ attract 20% of all air travel, Amadeus reveals in new analysis of global trends. 16 April 2013. Amadeus.