Food retail in favelas of a Brazilian metropolis

Luana Lara Rocha (), Amélia Augusta Lima Friche (), Gabriel Borges Vaz Melo (), Nayhanne Gomes Cordeiro (), Olivia Souza Honório (), Letícia Oliveira Cardoso () and Larissa Loures Mendes ()
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Luana Lara Rocha: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Amélia Augusta Lima Friche: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Gabriel Borges Vaz Melo: UN-Habitat
Nayhanne Gomes Cordeiro: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Olivia Souza Honório: Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Letícia Oliveira Cardoso: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Larissa Loures Mendes: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2024, vol. 16, issue 1, No 16, 277-292

Abstract: Abstract The inequities of Brazilian society are present in metropolitan favelas in the scope of the provision of basic sanitation, health, and education services. They are also reflected in the food environment and, consequently, in their access to food. Thus, this study aimed to characterize physical access to food establishments in the favelas of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed the distribution of Public Equipment for Food Security and Nutrition and food establishments registered in the State of Minas Gerais, both for the year 2019, in the census sectors of Belo Horizonte. We calculated food deserts and conducted food swamp analyses for the favelas. We used a buffer network to calculate the nearest neighbor and commute distance. We also calculated accessibility through public transport. Establishments that predominantly offer healthy foods are fewer and farther away from favelas, whereas those that predominantly offer unhealthy foods are widely available in the environment. To reduce inequities in these communities, programs and policies that encourage opening healthy food establishments and planting community gardens in favelas are required.

Keywords: Poverty areas; Favelas; Food environment; Food deserts; Food swamps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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