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Atlas of internal migration in Brazil 2022 Census · 2017–2022

Migration in Região Metropolitana do Vale do Rio Cuiabá (2017–2022)

Metropolitan region (RM) made up of 6 municipalities, with its core in Cuiabá and a reference population of 1,003,145 people. In the 2017–2022 five-year period there were 12,610 migrations within the region itself (among its municipalities) and an external net migration (with the rest of the country) of −2,760.

Core × periphery matrix (intra-metropolitan migration)

Core → periphery8,135
Periphery → core3,135
Periphery → periphery1,340
External inflows (rest of the country)42,180
External outflows (rest of the country)44,940

Top 10 intra-RM migration flows

OriginDestinationFlow typePeople
Cuiabá/MTVárzea Grande/MTCore → periphery6,430
Várzea Grande/MTCuiabá/MTPeriphery → core2,260
Cuiabá/MTChapada dos Guimarães/MTCore → periphery1,020
Chapada dos Guimarães/MTCuiabá/MTPeriphery → core400
Cuiabá/MTSanto Antônio de Leverger/MTCore → periphery340
Várzea Grande/MTNossa Senhora do Livramento/MTPeriphery → periphery315
Nossa Senhora do Livramento/MTVárzea Grande/MTPeriphery → periphery290
Santo Antônio de Leverger/MTCuiabá/MTPeriphery → core275
Cuiabá/MTNossa Senhora do Livramento/MTCore → periphery265
Várzea Grande/MTChapada dos Guimarães/MTPeriphery → periphery245

Commuting

Employed persons in the region479,095
Commuters (work outside their municipality of residence)36,060
% of commuters among employed persons7.5
Median commuting time40 min
% using public transport25.2

Migrants and work

Sum over the region's municipalities (rm_mig_pendular_resumo): among those who migrated within their own metropolitan region and were employed, where they went to work.

Intra-RM migrants12,610
... employed7,095
... commuting (work outside where they moved to)2,065
... going back to work in the origin municipality they left1,875
... now working in the core55
... working where they now live4,715

Municipalities of Região Metropolitana do Vale do Rio Cuiabá

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