Dengue control in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Following an epidemic of type I dengue in late 1990, the municipality of Ribeirão Preto (State of São Paulo, Brazil) assumed direct responsibility for the control of Aedes aegypti larvae. Control activities are presented in this report and are based on popular participation and environmental management. Massive use of the communications media, participation by schoolchildren, constant contact with the population, and integration of various public agencies are the program's priorities. Although the drop in the number of susceptibles may have played a role in the reduction of cases after the initial epidemic, the intense preventive campaign certainly helped quell the disease in the city, since changes were observed in the behavior of the population towards potential breeding sites. The occurrence of new cases in recent years appears to be related to greater circulation of the virus in both the State of São Paulo and Brazil as a whole, indicating the need for control measures at the national and continental level, without which it will be difficult to maintain low transmission rates, even in areas submitted to intense preventive work.

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Methodology to Support Decisions for Flooding Control Measures in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2020 ◽

10.1061/9780784482988.028 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

A. P. Z. Brites ◽

E. N. Tominaga ◽

M. T. L. Barros ◽

F. Conde

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

Control Measures ◽

São Paulo ◽

The City

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Groundwater Pollution Risk and Vulnerability Map of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0348 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 159-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. C. A. Hirata ◽

C. R. A. Bastos ◽

G. A. Rocha ◽

D. C. Gomes ◽

M. A. Iritani

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Control Measures ◽

São Paulo ◽

Regional Survey ◽

Critical Areas ◽

Contaminant Sources ◽

Vulnerability Map ◽

Potential Contaminant ◽

The City

Aiming to provide a global diagnosis of the actual threat of pollution to the most important aquifers of the State of São Paulo, Brasil, due to its intensive industrialization and agriculture, three government institutions -the Instituto Geologico (Geological Institute), the CETESB (Environmental Sanitary Technology Company) and the DAEE (Water and Eleotrical Energy Department) - carried out a regional survey to define the aquifers' vulnerability to pollution and for recording and ranking the potential contaminant sources. This paper describes the results of this survey, excluding the metropolitan area of the city of São Paulo. More than 500 industries were recorded and ranked according to their low, moderate or high potential contaminant load for impacting groundwater. Thirty - one aquifer units were defined and a 1:500.000 scale vulnerability map was produced. Critical areas were defined and recommended as being priority sites for the adoption of control measures.

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Discussion on São Paulo Mobility Plans

International Journal of Engineering and Management Sciences ◽

10.21791/ijems.2021.4.3. ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Fernanda Lucia Maes ◽

Amanda Oliveira Mesquita ◽

Mariana Batista de Morais

Keyword(s):

Public Transportation ◽

Life Quality ◽

Transportation System ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Strategic Decision ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

São Paulo ◽

Cultural Changes ◽

Popular Participation ◽

The City

Since urbanization rising and urban demographic increase, urban transportation has been an important life quality aspect and a strategic decision for cities. Mobility seems to follow citizens' behavior and be influenced by urban cultural changes at the same pace it influences back the city routine and resident’s conduct. The discussion around the future of mobility gained new magnitude nowadays since some sort of vehicles have proved themselves as the cause of significant environmental impact, while others showed themselves as alternatives of low impact for different reasons – from quality public transportation to individual transport with minimized emissions. The city of São Paulo in Brazil published its Master Plan in 2014 and its Mobility Plan in 2015, analyzing the current situation and proposing a future for the city’s transportation system. This paper intends to analyze both plans, construe the popular participation in their formulation and application, discuss how data and strategy were presented and whether they are aligned with other countries’ thinking on the subject. As a city of over 10 million inhabitants, in a Metropolitan Region of 39 cities with over 20 million inhabitants, the transportation system of São Paulo is not an easy or single-solution issue. It is known the need for a combination of different transportation modes, requiring likewise new visions for all methods. Owing to the fact that modes complete each other and, in that manner, may reach a wider range of options for the population to plan daily life, then a system with a great variety of modes ensures the best functioning of them all. This paper focuses on an outsider view that searches for answers and solutions on the São Paulo transportation system, having as a base what is considered outstanding in the world for this issue.

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Mobilidade urbana e democracia deliberativa: a atuação do Conselho Municipal de Transporte e Trânsito da Cidade de São Paulo/SP / Urban mobility and deliberative democracy: the Municipal Council of Transport and Transit of the City of São Paulo/SP

Revista de Direito da Cidade ◽

10.12957/rdc.2020.50396 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 247-276

Author(s):

Renata Miranda Lima ◽

Carolina Albuquerque ◽

Juliana De Oliveira Vicentini

Keyword(s):

Deliberative Democracy ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Urban Mobility ◽

Popular Participation ◽

Social Law ◽

Municipal Council ◽

To Come ◽

The Right ◽

The City

ResumoEsta pesquisa estuda o direito de ir e vir, as dificuldades de locomoção e espaços deliberativos como instrumento de melhoria da mobilidade. Para tanto, o conceito teórico de Mobilidade Urbana é desenvolvido e se apresenta um panorama do acirramento dos problemas de mobilidade. São analisadas as atas das reuniões do CMTT – Conselho Municipal de Trânsito e Transporte, entre agosto de 2013 a janeiro de 2018. A metodologia utiliza pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, além do estudo de caso e análise estatística. Tem-se como resultado da pesquisa que o Direito de Ir e Vir, apesar de ser Direito de Liberdade, demanda prestações positivas do Estado, em razão de suas características de Direito Social; que a importância do Direito a Mobilidade Urbana é ampliada pela sua função de direito de meio; e que políticas públicas desenhadas e implantadas com participação popular são necessárias para equacionar as dificuldades impostas à mobilidade.Palavras-chave: Direito de Ir e Vir, Mobilidade Urbana; Democracia Deliberativa; Cidade de São Paulo, Conselho Municipal de Transporte e Trânsito - CMTT. AbstractThis research studies the right to come and go, the mobility difficulties and the deliberative spaces as an instrument to improve Mobility. Based on the concept of Urban Mobility, we present an overview of Mobility problems in the city of São Paulo, within the interest topics of CMTT - Municipal Council of Transit and Transport. The methodology is bibliographic, in addition to documentary research and case study, with the objective of thinking about mobility in the City of São Paulo and analyzing the deliberations of the CMTT between August 2013 and January 2018. As a result, the Right to Coming and going, despite being a Right of Freedom, demands positive benefits from the State, due to its characteristics of Social Law; the importance of the Right to Urban Mobility is enhanced by its role as a way to reach other rights; and that public policies designed with popular participation are necessary to address the difficulties imposed on Mobility.Keywords: Right to Come and Go, Urban Mobility; Deliberative Democracy; City of São Paulo, Municipal Transport and Traffic Council - CMTT.

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Seasonal Variation of Suicide in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, 1996–2010

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000222 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 5-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Daniel Hideki Bando ◽

Fernando Madalena Volpe

Keyword(s):

Seasonal Pattern ◽

Total Sample ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Seasonal Patterns ◽

São Paulo ◽

Health Statistics ◽

Males And Females ◽

June July ◽

The City ◽

Over Time

Background: In light of the few reports from intertropical latitudes and their conflicting results, we aimed to replicate and update the investigation of seasonal patterns of suicide occurrences in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Data relating to male and female suicides were extracted from the Mortality Information Enhancement Program (PRO-AIM), the official health statistics of the municipality of São Paulo. Seasonality was assessed by studying distribution of suicides over time using cosinor analyses. Results: There were 6,916 registered suicides (76.7% men), with an average of 39.0 ± 7.0 observed suicides per month. For the total sample and for both sexes, cosinor analysis estimated a significant seasonal pattern. For the total sample and for males suicide peaked in November (late spring) with a trough in May–June (late autumn). For females, the estimated peak occurred in January, and the trough in June–July. Conclusions: A seasonal pattern of suicides was found for both males and females, peaking in spring/summer and dipping in fall/winter. The scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes warrants promoting more studies in this area.

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Reaching Out to the Needy? Access to Justice and Public Attorneys’ Role in Right to Health Litigation in the City of Sao Paulo

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2165209 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Wang ◽

Octavio Luiz Motta Ferraz

Keyword(s):

Right To Health ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Access To Justice ◽

São Paulo ◽

The City ◽

The Needy

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AEROSOLS OBSERVATIONS BY AN ELASTIC LIDAR SYSTEM OVER THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

Journal of Aerosol Science ◽

10.1016/s0021-8502(21)00186-5 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 407-408

Author(s):

E. LANDULFO ◽

A. PAPAYANNIS ◽

A. ZANARDI DE FREITAS ◽

M.P.P.. M. JORGE ◽

N.D. VIEIRA JÚNIOR

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Lidar System ◽

The City

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Agriculture in São Paulo, Brazil

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116185 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6185

Author(s):

André Ruoppolo Biazoti ◽

Angélica Campos Nakamura ◽

Gustavo Nagib ◽

Vitória Oliveira Pereira de Souza Leão ◽

Giulia Giacchè ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Agriculture ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Community Gardens ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Food Chains ◽

São Paulo ◽

Sales Channels ◽

Paulo State ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

During the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers worldwide were greatly affected by disruptions in the food chain. In 2020, São Paulo city experienced most of the effects of the pandemic in Brazil, with 15,587 deaths through December 2020. Here, we describe the impacts of COVID-19 on urban agriculture (UA) in São Paulo from April to August 2020. We analyzed two governmental surveys of 2100 farmers from São Paulo state and 148 from São Paulo city and two qualitative surveys of volunteers from ten community gardens and seven urban farmers. Our data showed that 50% of the farmers were impacted by the pandemic with drops in sales, especially those that depended on intermediaries. Some farmers in the city adapted to novel sales channels, but 22% claimed that obtaining inputs became difficult. No municipal support was provided to UA in São Paulo, and pre-existing issues were exacerbated. Work on community gardens decreased, but no garden permanently closed. Post COVID-19, UA will have the challenge of maintaining local food chains established during the pandemic. Due to the increase in the price of inputs and the lack of technical assistance, governmental efforts should be implemented to support UA.

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