Varginha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Varginha in context

1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.43<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VarginhaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Varginha plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Varginha's incremental SNDi rose from 2.22 to 2.69 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Varginha ranked 15th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 115th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.69
Rank in Brazil
122nd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
13th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.97
Rank in Brazil
115th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
15th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VarginhaParachinarParamakkudi

In new street additions, Varginha and Parachinar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Paramakkudi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Varginha and Paramakkudi both became progressively more disconnected, while Parachinar fluctuated in connectivity.