at a glance

Presented by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, the study Centro do Rio de Janeiro sob uma perspectiva cartográfica: evolução histórico-geográfica,(The Center of Rio de Janeiro from a cartographic perspective: historical-geographical evolution), by Bruna Santos Miceli and Paulo Márcio Leal de Menezes, presents through cartographic documents how, in certain periods, human's have occupied a particular area.

The main purpose of this work is to examine the evolution of the central area of Rio de Janeiro through historical and geographical survey-mapping, looking at the current districts of centro, saúde, gamboa, cidade nova, glória, santo cristo and part of são cristóvão. Following preliminary bibliographical and survey-mapping research, the paper identifies landmarks and preserved historical sites in order to juxtapose historical maps of the area with current maps - Maps from many periods are used, from the seventeenth century until the present day, showing comparative development, the evolution of the local landscape and the degree of change.