Recently, a city in São Paulo was voted the best place to live in Brazil. And although that title went to Gavião Peixoto, in the interior of São Paulo, recent data shows that some regions of the capital also stand out in terms of quality of life.
After analyzing 45 indicators, a district in the South Zone came first in the quality of life ranking, with indices on a par with developed European countries. But unfortunately, not all São Paulo residents live the same reality, as the Inequality Map 2024 shows.
Moema is the best place to live in São Paulo
To arrive at the results, the Map of Inequality analyzed data from the City Hall on school dropouts, violence, vegetation coverage, Internet access, teenage pregnancy and formal jobs. Based on this, each of the capital’s 96 districts received a score from 0 to 96, with the higher the score, the better the quality of life.
First place in the ranking went to Moema, which achieved 75.6 points. The region had the best performance in eight indicators, such as lower homicide and maternal mortality rates, as well as greater teaching effort.
In addition, Moema’s Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.961, the highest in the capital. The score, considered very high, is equivalent to countries like Sweden, Germany and Denmark.
North Zone district has the worst performance
At the other end of the ranking, in 96th place, is Brasilândia. Located in the far north of the capital, at the foot of the Serra da Cantareira, the district had the lowest score on the Map, with 49.39 points. Its performance was below the São Paulo average in several indicators, such as average pay for formal employment, teenage pregnancy and access to mobile internet.
The Inequality Map is an initiative of the Our São Paulo Network an organization that works with public and private institutions to build a more equal, diverse and inclusive city. The 2024 edition was released on Wednesday 26th and is available in full at this link.
