A Proposal for a study of residential mobility in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

In a current scenario in which 85% of the population resides in cities, have witnessed the increasing importance of studies focused on the diversity of population movements and regional dynamics. In this context, Magalhães and Rios-Neto (2004) state that the spatial distribution of intra-urban population is a demographic phenomenon dynamic little explored in Brazil. Faced with the need to study socio-spatial processes in the city of Rio de Janeiro at scales less extensive and, therefore, achieve a higher level of specificity, this study aims to articulate demography and urban studies to investigate how and where migrants living in the city. Going further, as migrants move within the city and what are the factors linked to displacement. A peripheral issue in this study is to understand how the migrant would be susceptible to the structure of spatial segregation, social vulnerability, as well as participate in the opportunities created territory. The intention is to study the residential mobility of immigrants as a means of social integration in the metropolis. What are the factors that affect the removal intramunicipal migrants in metropolitan Rio? The immigration status is an important factor for the occupation of space in certain areas of the city?