THE PROCESS OF (RE)LOCATION OF POOR PEOPLE IN THE PERIPHERY METROPOLITAN AREA OF BELO HORIZONTE, MG - BRAZIL

This paper aims to present results from the research titled “The Living Place of the Excluded from and by the Metropolis”. The investigation analyses the population dynamics among low-income emigrants departing from Belo Horizonte – MG, Brazil, the metropolitan core, toward its neighboring cities: Ribeirão das Neves, Vespasiano, Santa Luzia, Sabará e Ibirité. Thus, we seek to understand and qualify this population dispersal process within Belo Horizonte’s Metropolitan Region. We deploy a hybrid analysis, based on historical cartography and satellite imagery, to analyze the behavior of the urban sprawl emanating from Belo Horizonte between 1918 to 2010. We conjugate this procedure with the analysis of the 2000 and 2010 Census migration data on the population below the poverty line. Results reveal a consistent out-migration trend among the poor from Belo Horizonte, fomented by their incapacity to afford the costs of living in the main city, especially those related to housing.