5-468: Greater Vitória ( Região Metropolitana da Grande Vitória ) is a metropolitan area in Espírito Santo , Brazil . It is made up of the following municipalities: Cariacica , Fundão , Guarapari , Serra , Vitória , Vila Velha , and Viana and according to IBGE it covers an area of 2,331.01 km with 1,880,828 inhabitants (2022). It was established on February 21, 1995, when it was known as
10-567: Is a list of the metropolitan areas in Brazil, containing the legally defined metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants in Brazil , according to estimates published by IBGE . In Brazil, the terms metropolitan area ( Portuguese : região metropolitana ) and urban agglomeration ( aglomeração urbana ) have specific meanings. They are defined by federal and state legislation as collections of municipalities focused on "integrating
15-474: The Metropolitan Region of Vitória ( RMV , Região Metropolitana de Vitória ), and later modified in 1999 and 2001, when it was renamed and it incorporated the municipalities of Guarapari and Fundão respectively. These seven municipalities are home to almost half of the total population of Espírito Santo (49%) and 57% of the state's urban population. They produce 58% of the wealth and consume 95% of
20-602: The electricity. The term "Greater Vitória" corresponds mainly to the area centered on Vitória, the capital of Espírito Santo , Brazil. Today, the greatest part of industrial development is occurring in the Serra municipality, where many industries are building depots and factories. Those take advantage of the 3 Ports, Vitória Airport and the proximity to the ring road, which goes right though Serra, to distribute their products. List of metropolitan areas in Brazil This
25-535: The organization, planning and execution of public functions of common interest". An integrated development area ( região integrada de desenvolvimento ) is one of the two above structures that crosses state (or Federal District ) boundaries. Because these regions are formed by consent of municipalities, their composition can change over time due to municipal reorganization . These regions may not coincide exactly with boundaries of statistical Immediate Geographic Areas (formerly microregions ) defined by IBGE , or with
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