Horizontal expansion was greatest in cities in the state of Rio de Janeiro with royalties, and in the Serra region, IBGE mapping shows; find out more
oglobo29 August 2026 at 08:30
The Fronteira community in Macaé, in the North of Rio de Janeiro state, is being swallowed by the sea due to coastal erosion, while the Ajuda de Baixo neighborhood has been growing chaotically since 2020 after the construction of units from the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program. The two scenarios illustrate the dilemmas of the national oil capital, which, despite billions in oil royalties and strong economic growth, faces advancing urban occupation without adequate planning and accelerated population growth.
The Municipality of Santarém is preparing new rehabilitation interventions in the municipal housing stock, in a strategy aimed at increasing and improving the supply of public housing in the municipality, while advancing with new processes for assigning homes in supported rental schemes. The council has now released the Final Classification List, in an effort to meet the housing needs of the local population.
The Municipality of Manteigas and the Just a Change Association signed a cooperation protocol at the Noble Hall of the Municipal Chamber, aimed at promoting the improvement of housing conditions for four underprivileged families in the municipality. The partnership frames the holding of CAMP IN Manteigas, an initiative that aims to directly intervene in the quality of life of these families through rehabilitation and improvement work on their homes.
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An IBGE mapping reveals that Macaé, in Northern Rio de Janeiro, is the fourth city in the state with the greatest horizontal expansion between 2019 and 2022, driven by billions in oil royalties. The city exemplifies a dilemma: despite strong economic growth, it faces the advance of disorderly urban occupation and population increase. The Fronteira community, on Macaé's waterfront, is growing over the beach sand and being swallowed by the sea, while the Ajuda de Baixo neighborhood, without infrastructure and surrounded by green areas, has been attracting new residents since 2020 following the construction of a Minha Casa, Minha Vida housing complex, becoming a dense region according to IBGE.
