Angra dos Reis in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Angra dos Reis in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Angra dos ReisRio de Janeiro (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Angra dos Reis plotted against Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Angra dos Reis's incremental SNDi rose from 4.97 to 5.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Angra dos Reis ranked 17th out of 22 cities in Rio de Janeiro and 354th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.51
Rank in Brazil
333rd of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
12th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.88
Rank in Brazil
354th of 365
Rank in Rio de Janeiro
17th of 22

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
Angra dos ReisHandleyAbaetetuba

In new street additions, Angra dos Reis and Abaetetuba both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Handley built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.