Autores: GOMES, F. T. F. ; IZAGA, F. G.

Brazilian medium-sized cities, like Campos dos Goytacazes, have within them peculiarities that enlighten their own process of urban expansion. In this paper, we aim to discuss the articulation between two conditions that broadly guide it. Socio-spatial segregation, a process characterized by the concentration of certain social segments in different regions or neighbourhoods (VILLAÇA, 1998), and accessibility, a crucial dimension of sustainable urban mobility that enables urban activities to be reached by certain individuals or group of individuals from different locations in the city (PEREIRA et al., 2017). Through the analysis of location, shape and frequency of large horizontal housing isolated polygons in the urban fabric of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the expansion of the road network since 1980, we aim to develop spatial correlations to contribute to a critical review on the conflicting ability to move around the city depending on the social group of origin. Thus, we hope to highlight the radical spatial detachment of segregated social groups from parts of urban space.