Capão da Canoa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Capao da Canoa in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Capao da CanoaRio Grande do Sul (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Capão da Canoa plotted against Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil. While Rio Grande do Sul and Brazil both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Capão da Canoa's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Capão da Canoa's incremental SNDi rose from 2.14 to 3.68 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Capão da Canoa ranked 9th out of 22 cities in Rio Grande do Sul and 172nd out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.68
Rank in Brazil
229th of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
12th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Brazil
172nd of 365
Rank in Rio Grande do Sul
9th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Capao da CanoaTingo MariaAkre

In new street additions, Capão da Canoa and Tingo María both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Akre built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Capão da Canoa and Tingo María both became progressively more disconnected, while Akre became progressively more connected. Capão da Canoa and Akre have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.