Community suitability of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Moderately suitable confidence B · live score 70
87
best land · p90
96%
good land
—
one block
How each domain holds up
Legal & sovereignty 50
Governance, safety & tenure 48
Economy & cost 88
Society, freedom & health 99
Land & water 79
Climate, growing & hazards 85
Autonomy & access 85
Where it pushes back
Governance & corruptionLegal entity & land frameworkGrowing conditions
Within Rio De Janeiro — 91 sub-regions
Estimated finer-grained reads from the same open data. Phase-1, not yet verified.
Cambuci
strongest Autonomy & access (100) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (48)
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 77
Aperibe
strongest Society, freedom & health (99) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (48)
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 75
Santo Antonio De Padua
strongest Society, freedom & health (99) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (48)
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 75
Sao Fidelis
strongest Society, freedom & health (99) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (48)
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 75
Silva Jardim
strongest Society, freedom & health (99) ·
weakest Governance, safety & tenure (48)
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 75
Cachoeiras De Macacu
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 74
Italva
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 74
Itaocara
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 74
Miracema
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 74
Quissama
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 74
Cantagalo
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Carmo
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Rio Claro
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Rio Das Flores
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Sao Francisco De Itabapoana
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Sapucaia
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Trajano De Morais
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Varre-sai
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 73
Bom Jesus Do Itabapoana
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Campos Dos Goytacazes
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Conceicao De Macabu
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Porciuncula
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Santa Maria Madalena
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Sao Jose De Uba
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Sao Sebastiao Do Alto
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Sumidouro
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Valenca
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 72
Cardoso Moreira
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Casimiro De Abreu
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Duas Barras
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Laje Do Muriae
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Miguel Pereira
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Natividade
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Resende
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Rio Bonito
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Sao Jose Do Vale Do Rio Preto
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 71
Itatiaia
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Macae
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Macuco
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Paraiba Do Sul
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Parati
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Paty Do Alferes
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Quatis
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Sao Joao Da Barra
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 70
Bom Jardim
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Cordeiro
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Guapimirim
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Itaperuna
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Mangaratiba
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Nova Friburgo
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Pirai
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Vassouras
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 69
Angra Dos Reis
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 68
Carapebus
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 68
Engenheiro Paulo De Frontin
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 68
Mage
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 68
Saquarema
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 68
Barra Do Pirai
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 67
Itaguai
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 67
Paracambi
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 67
Tangua
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 67
Teresopolis
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 67
Areal
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 66
Duque De Caxias
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 66
Marica
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 66
Nova Iguacu
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 66
Araruama
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 65
Barra Mansa
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 65
Comendador Levy Gasparian
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 65
Mendes
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 65
Petropolis
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 65
Cabo Frio
pushes back: Governance & corruption
Moderately suitable 64
Pinheiral
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Tres Rios
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 63
Arraial Do Cabo
pushes back: Land cover & degradation
Moderately suitable 61
Rio Das Ostras
pushes back: Accessibility
Moderately suitable 61
Armacao De Buzios
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Itaborai
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Porto Real
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Sao Pedro Da Aldeia
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 60
Iguaba Grande
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Seropedica
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Volta Redonda
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 59
Japeri
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 51
Queimados
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 50
Sao Goncalo
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 49
Rio De Janeiro
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 48
Niteroi
pushes back: Accessibility
Marginally suitable 46
Belford Roxo
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Nilopolis
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 35
Sao Joao De Meriti
pushes back: Accessibility
Currently not suitable 33
Reading the land, criterion by criterion
Each signal names the open dataset behind it and how measured it is.
Legal entity & land frameworkcountry B OECD FDI RRI + manual
Education & schooling freedomcountry B HSLDA + UNESCO UIS
Seed & agricultural autonomycountry C UPOV membership proxy
Governance & corruptioncountry A World Bank WGI + Transparency CPI
Business & economic viabilitycountry A World Bank B-READY, Heritage, Fraser
Monetary & capital sovereigntycountry A IMF/World Bank, Chinn-Ito
Personal freedomcountry A Cato/Fraser Human Freedom Index
Disease / vector burden A Malaria Atlas + dengue Index P
Soil quality A SoilGrids (ISRIC)
Water availability & quality A WRI Aqueduct + AQUASTAT
Terrain & buildability A SRTM / NASADEM
Land cover & degradation A ESA WorldCover + Global Forest Watch
Biodiversity & alignment B Biodiversity Intactness Index
Climate & natural hazards A ThinkHazard + NASA FIRMS + USGS
Growing conditions A CHELSA / FAO GAEZ
Food & forage diversity B FAO GAEZ crop suitability + GLW
Coastal risk B Climate Central CoastalDEM
Energy potential A Global Solar Atlas + Global Wind Atlas
Natural building materials B SoilGrids clay + forest + geology
Environmental quality A SEDAC PM2.5 + VIIRS night-lights
Connectivity A Ookla + ITU (+ Starlink)
Accessibility A Malaria Atlas friction surface
Remoteness / surroundings A GPWv4 population density
Contamination legacy C Maus mining polygons + WRI power plants
Phase-1 desk screening
These are desk numbers from open data. Soil tests, water rights and the welcome of actual neighbours all wait for a visit — we'd rather say so than pretend.
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