TRANSIÇÃO MIGRATÓRIA E URBANA NO ESTADO DO ESPÍRITO SANTO - 1950 a 2010

Abstract

The effects of the socio economic changes and the transitions processes pathways that occurred in the state of Espirito Santo as of first half of the 20^th century resulted in new migration and urbanization patterns. This paper aims at analyzing the development and changes in the migration and urbanization patterns occurred in Espirito Santo, in particular in Greater Vitoria Metropolitan Region – GVMR – caused by the joint evolution of the development process and demographic, migratory, urban and economic transitions that took place in the second half of the 20^th century and beginning of the current one. The analysis of the level, the focused processes evolution and their interrelations is carried out based on indicators constructed with census data produced by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística – IBGE, The results show that the demographic dynamics of Espirito Santo have developed from the stage characterized by high population growth and intense rural-urban migration to a slow-down phase of the natural increase, of the rural-urban movement and the growth  of the Greater Vitoria Metropolitan Region, which currently presents a strong scenario of intra and inter urban migration, and commuting from and to its municipalities.