Papers

Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Carlos F. G. Loureiro, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2023). Evaluating the impact of public transport travel time inaccuracy and variability on socio-spatial inequalities in accessibility. Journal of Transport Geography.

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João P. Bazzo Vieira, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Pedro R. Andrade (2023). Estimating public transport emissions from General Transit Feed Specification data. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

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Shiv G. Yücel, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Pedro S. Peixoto, Chico Q. Camargo (2023). Impact of network centrality and income on slowing infection spread after outbreaks. Applied Network Science.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Pedro R. Andrade, João P. Bazzo Vieira (2022). Exploring the time geography of public transport networks with the gtfs2gps package. Journal of Geographical Systems.

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Carlos A. Prete, Lewis Buss, Charles Whittaker, Tassila Salomon, Nuno R. Faria, Ester C. Sabino, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics in blood donors and COVID-19 epidemiology in eight Brazilian state capitals: A serial cross-sectional study. eLife.

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Sonia Yeh, Jorge Gil, Paul Kishimoto, Pierpaolo Cazzola, Oreane Edelenbosch, Lewis Fulton, Yuan Liao, Luis Martinez, David L. McCollum, Josh Miller, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Jacob Teter (2022). Improving future travel demand projections: a pathway with an open science interdisciplinary approach. Progress in Energy.

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Lewis Buss, Carlos A. Prete, Charles Whittaker, Tassila Salomon, Nuno R. Faria, Ester C. Sabino, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2022). Predicting SARS-CoV-2 Variant Spread in a Completely Seropositive Population Using Semi-Quantitative Antibody Measurements in Blood Donors. Vaccines.

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Andrea Brizzi, Charles Whittaker, Luciana Servo, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Ester C. Sabino, Nuno R. Faria, Samir Bhatt, Oliver Ratmann, et al. (2022). Spatial and temporal fluctuations in COVID-19 fatality rates in Brazilian hospitals. Nature Medicine.

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João P. Bazzo Vieira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on air passenger demand and CO2 emissions in Brazil. Energy Policy.

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Daniel Herszenhut, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Licinio da Silva Portugal, Matheus Henrique de Sousa (2022). The impact of transit monetary costs on transport inequality. Journal of Transport Geography.

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Paul Mee, Oliver J Brady, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2021). Tracking the emergence of disparities in the subnational spread of COVID-19 in Brazil using an online application for real-time data visualisation: a longitudinal analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas.

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Pedro Jorge Alves, Lucas Emanuel, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2021). Highway concessions and road safety: Evidence from Brazil. Research in Transportation Economics.

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Hao Wu, Paolo Avner, Genevieve Boisjoly, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Ahmed El-Geneidy, Jie Huang, Tamara Kerzhner, Brendan Murphy, Michał A. Niedzielski, Rafael H. M. Pereira, John P. Pritchard, Anson Stewart, Jiaoe Wang, David Levinson (2021). Urban access across the globe: an international comparison of different transport modes. npj Urban Sustainability.

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Jean Ryan, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2021). What are we missing when we measure accessibility? Comparing calculated and self-reported accounts among older people. Journal of Transport Geography.

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Sabrina Li, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Prete, et al. (2021). Higher risk of death from COVID-19 in low-income and non-White populations of São Paulo, Brazil. BMJ Global Health.

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Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Ester Sabino, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2021). Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil. Science.

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Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, Darlan da Silva Candido, Ester C. Sabino, Nuno R. Faria, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2021). Dataset on SARS-CoV-2 non-pharmaceutical interventions in Brazilian municipalities. Scientific Data.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Marcus Saraiva, Daniel Herszenhut, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Matthew Wigginton Conway (2021). r5r: Rapid Realistic Routing on Multimodal Transport Networks with R5 in R. Transport Findings.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Luciana Servo, Bernardo Serra, Pedro Amaral, Nelson Gouveia, Antornio Paez (2021). Geographic access to COVID-19 healthcare in Brazil using a balanced float catchment area approach. Social Science & Medicine.

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Ester Sabino, Lewis Buss, Nuno Faria, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2021). Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence. The Lancet.

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Lewis Buss, Ester Sabino, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2021). Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic. Science.

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Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Carlos Felipe Grangeiro Loureiro, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2020). Analyzing the variability of public transit accessibility estimates using GPS data [Port]. Transportes.

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Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Ester Sabino, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and risk factors among oligo/asymptomatic healthcare workers(HCW): estimating the impact of community transmission. Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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William Marciel de Souza, Ester Sabino, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2020). Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil. Nature Human Behavior.

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Darlan Candido, Ester Sabino, Nuno Rodrigues Faria, Rafael H. M. Pereira, et al. (2020). Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil. Science.

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Yuan Liao, Jorge Gil, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Sonia Yeh, Vilhelm Verendel (2020). Disparities in travel times between car and transit: Spatiotemporal patterns in cities. Scientific Reports.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, David Banister, Tim Schwanen, Nate Wessel (2019). Distributional effects of transport policies on inequalities in access to opportunities in Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Transport and Land Use.

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Thiago Hérick de Sá, Phil Edwards, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Augusto Monteiro (2019). Right to the city and human mobility transition: The case of São Paulo. Cities.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira (2019). Future accessibility impacts of transport policy scenarios: Equity and sensitivity to travel time thresholds for Bus Rapid Transit expansion in Rio de Janeiro. Journal of Transport Geography.

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Jerome R. Mayaud, Martino Tran, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Rohan Nuttall (2019). Future access to essential services in a growing smart city: The case of Surrey, British Columbia. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira (2018). Transport legacy of mega-events and the redistribution of accessibility to urban destinations. Cities.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Tim Schwanen, David Banister (2017). Distributive justice and equity in transportation. Transport Reviews.

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Thiago Hérick de Sá, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Ana Clara Duran, Carlos Augusto Monteiro (2016). Socioeconomic and regional differences in active transportation in Brazil. Rev. Saúde Pública.

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Lariça Emiliano da Silva, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Flávio Henrique Miranda de Araújo Freire (2016). Diferenciais de mortalidade por escolaridade da população adulta brasileira, em 2010. Cadernos de Saúde Pública.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Henrique Ribeiro de Carvalho, Pedro Herculano G. Ferreira de Souza, Ana Amelia Camarano (2015). Population aging, fare concessions in public transport and its effects on transport fares in São Paulo Metropolitan Area [Port]. Revista Brasileira De Estudos De População.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Henrique Ribeiro de Carvalho (2014). Household expenditure on urban transport in Brazil, 2003 and 2009 [Port]. Revista dos Transportes Públicos.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Vanessa Nadalin, Leonardo Monasterio, Pedro H. M. Albuquerque (2013). Urban Centrality: A Simple Index. Geographical Analysis.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Paulo A. Meyer M. Nascimento, Thiago Costa Araújo (2013). A demographic projection of engineering workforce in Brazil through 2020 [Port]. Revista Brasileira De Estudos De População.

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Carlos Henrique Ribeiro de Carvalho, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2012). The effects of income and fare variation on the demand for bus transit services in Brazil [Port]. Transportes.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Frederico de Holanda, Valerio Medeiros, Ana Paula G. Barros (2012). The Use of Space Syntax in Urban Transport Analysis: Limits and Potentials. Proceedings of the 8th International Space Syntax Symposium.

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Ricardo Ojima, Eduardo Marandola Jr, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Robson Bonifácio da Silva (2010). The stigma of living far from the city: Rethinking the consensus on dormitory towns [Port]. Cadernos Metrópole.

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Ricardo Ojima, Robson Bonifácio da Silva, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2007). Defining Dormitory towns with commuting data: Sociodemographic characterization and new spatial dynamics in Brazilian Urban Agglomerations [Port]. Cadernos IPPUR.

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Working papers and reports

Rafael H. M. Pereira, Renato S. Vieira, Fernando Bizzarro, Rogério J. Barbosa, Ricardo Dahis, Daniel T. Ferreira (2023). Transporte público gratuito e participação eleitoral. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Marcus Saraiva, Luiz Pedro Silva, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2023). Transporte urbano e insuficiência de acesso a escolas no Brasil. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Diego Bogado Tomasiello, João Bazzo, João Parga, Luciana Servo, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2023). Desigualdades raciais e de renda no acesso à saúde nas cidades brasileiras. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, João Parga, Marcus Saraiva, João P. Bazzo Vieira, Diego Bogado Tomasiello, Luiz Pedro Silva, Vanessa Nadalin, Rogério Barbosa (2022). Forma urbana e mobilidade sustentável: evidências de cidades brasileiras. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Daniel Herszenhut, Marcus Saraiva, Diego Bogado Tomasiello (2022). Estimativas de acessibilidade a empregos e serviços públicos via transporte ativo, público e privado nas 20 maiores cidades do Brasil em 2017, 2018, 2019. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Daniel Herszenhut, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, João P. Bazzo Vieira, João Lucas Albuquerque Oliveira, João Pedro Parga, Marcus Saraiva, Luiz Pedro Silva, Diego Bogado Tomasiello, Lucas Warwar (2022). Distribuição espacial de características sociodemográficas e localização de empregos e serviços públicos das vinte maiores cidades do Brasil. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Lucas Warwar, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2022). Tendências e desigualdades da mobilidade urbana no Brasil II: Características e Padrões de Consumo da Mobilidade por Aplicativo. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Diego Bogado Tomasiello, Daniel Herszenhut, João Lucas Oliveira, Rafael H. M. Pereira (2022). Impactos da expansão do metrô de Fortaleza sobre o acesso a oportunidades de emprego, saúde e educação. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Lucas Warwar, João Parga, João P. Bazzo Vieira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Daniel Herszenhut, Marcus Saraiva (2021). Tendências e desigualdades da mobilidade urbana no Brasil I: o uso do transporte coletivo e individual. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Luciana Servo, Bernardo Serra, Pedro Amaral, Nelson Gouveia, Antornio Paez (2021). Mapping geographic access to COVID-19 health care in Brazil. IPC-IG One Pager.

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Sabrina Li, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Prete, et al. (2021). Social and racial inequalities as contributing factors to COVID-19 vulnerability in São Paulo, Brazil. IPC-IG One Pager.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga (2021). The urban accessibility conditions of vacant plots in city centers [PORT]. Nota Técnica Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Luciana Mendes Servo, Bernardo Serra, Pedro Amaral, Nelson Gouveia (2020). Urban mobility and access to the healthcare system by patients with suspected and severe cases of COVID-19 in the 20 largest cities of Brazil [PORT]. Nota Técnica Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Carlos Kaue V. Braga, Bernardo Serra, Vanessa Serra (2019). Desigualdades socioespaciais de acesso a oportunidades nas cidades brasileiras, 2019. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira (2019). Justiça distributiva e equidade no transporte: legado dos megaeventos e desigualdades de acesso a oportunidades no Rio De janeiro. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Vanessa Nadalin, Caio Gonçalves, Igor Nascimento (2019). ODS 11 : Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis : o que mostra o retrato do Brasil?. Cadernos ODS Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Tim Schwanen (2013). Commute Time in Brazil (1992-2009): differences between metropolitan areas, by income levels and gender. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Maria Luisa G. Castello Branco, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Vanessa Nadalin (2013). Rediscutindo a delimitação das regiões metropolitanas no Brasil: um exercício a partir dos critérios da década de 1970. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Carlos Henrique R. de Carvalho,, Alexandre Gomide,, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Lucas Mation, Renato Balbim, Vicente Lima Neto, Ernesto Galindo, Cleandro Krause, Erivelton Guedes (2013). Tarifação e financiamento do transporte público urbano. Nota técnica Ipea.

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Fernanda Nonato, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Paulo Meyer Nascimento, Thiago Araújo (2012). O Perfil da força de trabalho brasileira: trajetórias e perspectivas. Boletim Mercado de Trabalho Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira (2011). Transporte e mobilidade urbana. Texto para Discussão Cepal-Ipea.

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Rafael H. M. Pereira, Verónica Herrero (2009). Mobilidade pendular: uma proposta teórico-metodológica. Texto para Discussão Ipea.

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Featured papers

Transportation Equity

Higher risk of death from COVID-19 in low-income and non-White populations of São Paulo, Brazil

Geographic access to COVID-19 healthcare in Brazil using a balanced float catchment area approach

Evolution and epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil

Future accessibility impacts of transport policy scenarios: Equity and sensitivity to travel time thresholds for Bus Rapid Transit expansion in Rio de Janeiro

Distributive justice and equity in transportation

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Books chapters (selected)

Books

Introduction to urban accessibility: a practical guide with R

Introdução à acessibilidade urbana: um guia prático em R

Social Issues in Transport Planning

Urban-Regional Dynamics: Urban Network and its Interfaces [PORT]

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