São João del-Rei in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sao Joao del-Rei in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sao Joao del-ReiMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with São João del-Rei plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. The SNDi of new construction in São João del-Rei 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, São João del-Rei's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 4.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, São João del-Rei ranked 33rd out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 253rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.14
Rank in Brazil
259th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
36th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.84
Rank in Brazil
253rd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
33rd of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Sao Joao del-ReiBenapoleAl Inab al Saghirah

In new street additions, São João del-Rei and Al Inab al Saghirah both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Benapole fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, São João del-Rei had a more sprawly network than Benapole in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.