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Image from satellite of the megalopolis at night.

The Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo Megalopolis, also known as the Brazilian Megalopolis is a megalopolis in Southern Brazil consisting of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, as well as their surrounding urban areas.

In 1999, Brian J. Godfrey wrote: "Even as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have sprawled to form the two main nuclei of an integrated megalopolis with a current population of between 30 and 60 million in southeastern Brazil, the two cities retain distinguishing characteristics."

In 2003, Jean Gottman, who studied the Northeast megalopolis in the 1960s, also suggested the formation of this megalopolis.

The entire Rio–São Paulo area is also sometimes considered a conurbation, and plans are in the works to connect the cities with a high-speed rail. Yet the government of Brazil does not consider this area a single unit for statistical purposes, and any population numbers would be synthetic. Another estimate published by Stanley D. Brunn, et al. suggests a population of 50 million.

As of December 2013, Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo is the third-busiest air traffic route by passenger volume, according to Amadeus.

See also

References

  1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), ed. (2007). "A megalópole brasileira" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. Godfrey, Brian J. (Jan 1999). "Revisiting Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo". Geographical Review. 89 (1): 94–121.
  3. Perović, Miloš; Gottmann, Jean (May–August 2003). "An interview with Jean Gottmann on urban geography". Ekistics. 70 (420–421): 140–146.
  4. ^ Brunn, Stanley D.; Graybill, Jessica K.; Hays-Mitchell, Maureen; Zeigler, Donald J., eds. (2020). Cities of the World: Regional Patterns and Urban Environments (Seventh ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 158–159. ISBN 9781538126356.
  5. "300 world 'super routes' attract 20% of all air travel, Amadeus reveals in new analysis of global trends". Amadeus. 16 April 2013.

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