Pará de Minas in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Para de Minas in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Para de MinasMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pará de Minas plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in Pará de Minas rose steadily, compared to Minas Gerais which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Brazil which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pará de Minas's incremental SNDi rose from 2.39 to 3.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pará de Minas ranked 21st out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 150th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Brazil
162nd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
20th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.18
Rank in Brazil
150th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
21st of 49

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Para de MinasWenagoItaituba

While Wenago and Itaituba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pará de Minas built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Pará de Minas had a more sprawly network than Wenago in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.