Segregation, violence and urban expansion in Grande Terra Vermelha (Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brasil)

This article examines the process in which Grande Terra Vermelha’s Region was shaped, embodied in historical and social elements that reveal the process of urban expansion and socio-spatial segregation that was established in the Region, located in Vila Velha - Espírito Santo, Brazil, along with the state’s project of economic modernization, since the 1960s.

It’s from this perspective that this paper approaches the historical conditions in which Grande Terra Vermelha was formed; identifying the extent to which uncontrolled urban expansion and deepening of socio-spatial inequalities could lead to social fragmentation and, contribute to the violence escalation in the area.

Keywords: Urban expansion, segregation and urban violence.