STUDY OF GATED COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND TYPOLOGIES IN THE PARAÃBA VALLEY, SP

Authors

  • Sandra Maria Fonseca da Costa Universidade do Vale do Paraíba Author
  • Luiz Gustavo Forlin Universidade do Vale do Paraíba Author
  • Monique Bruna Silva Carmo Universidade do Vale do Paraíba Author
  • Rafael Lucio da Silva Universidade do Vale do Paraíba Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/bolgeogr.v32i1.19523

Keywords:

Enclaves fortificados. Urbanização dispersa. Tipologias. Vale do Paraíba.

Abstract

Since the late 1970s, new forms of urbanization have been created in Brazil and are characterized as high-standing and accessible architectural structures that are normally located in areas far from the city center. These new forms increase urban social and spatial segregation, creating "fortified enclaves", also known as condominiums. They disperse urban settlement and isolate residents from the actual city. Considering these aspects, this article aims to study the growth of urban sprawl in the Region Valley of Paraíba River, which connects the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, predominantly condominiums. We assume these condominiums are not homogenous in terms of characteristics and process of emergence. These new forms of urbanization are consequences of the process of decentralization of the São Paulo Metropolitan Area’s economic activities. 

Author Biographies

  • Sandra Maria Fonseca da Costa, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
    Geógrafa, pela UFRJ, 1985, mestre em sensoriamento remoto, pelo INPE, 1989 e doutora pela POLI-USP, 1996. É professora da Universidade do Vale do Paraíba e atua no Programa de Mestrado em Planejamento Urbano e Regional.
  • Luiz Gustavo Forlin, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
    Geógrafo, formado pela UNIVAP, 2007, mestre em Planejamento Urbano e Regional, pela UNIVAP, 2011.
  • Monique Bruna Silva Carmo, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
    Geógrafa, formada pela UNIVAP, em 2012.
  • Rafael Lucio da Silva, Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
    Geógrafo, formado pela UNIVAP em 2011 e aluno do curso de mestrado em Planeajmento Urbano e Regional, da UNIVAP.

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Published

2014-09-29

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STUDY OF GATED COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND TYPOLOGIES IN THE PARAÍBA VALLEY, SP. Boletim de Geografia, [S. l.], v. 32, n. 1, p. 87–100, 2014. DOI: 10.4025/bolgeogr.v32i1.19523. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/BolGeogr/article/view/19523. Acesso em: 8 jun. 2026.