Population Growth and Urbanization in Brazil in the Eighties

The population of Brazil has undergone important demographic changes in the last decades. These were ignored by those in charge of public policies. This article describes these changes- decrease in the annual volume of births, aging of the population, decrease in family size, and in the population g...

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Autor: Martino Jannuzzi, Paulo de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/948
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:crecimiento poblacional
urbanización
Brasil
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Sumario:The population of Brazil has undergone important demographic changes in the last decades. These were ignored by those in charge of public policies. This article describes these changes- decrease in the annual volume of births, aging of the population, decrease in family size, and in the population growth of large cities, and increasing of medium-sized cities in the country side- and discusses their effects on the demand of public services.