Viçosa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Vicosa in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VicosaMinas Gerais (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Viçosa plotted against Minas Gerais and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Viçosa's incremental SNDi rose from 4.42 to 5.33 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Viçosa ranked 47th out of 49 cities in Minas Gerais and 343rd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.33
Rank in Brazil
327th of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
45th of 49

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.32
Rank in Brazil
343rd of 365
Rank in Minas Gerais
47th of 49

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
VicosaMandviBasse Santa Su

Viçosa, Mandvi, and Basse Santa Su all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. Looking at the full network, Mandvi and Basse Santa Su both fluctuated in connectivity, while Viçosa became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Viçosa had a more sprawly network than Mandvi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.