Nowadays the city of Ouro Preto is faced with large problems relating to its expansion and urban increase, due to the lack of places with adequate geothecnical conditions for building. The city has been facing the consequences of inadequate occupation of the urban environment due to excessive inhabitation, lack of areas for urban expansion and the concentration of poor people around the rivers, brooks and the surroundings. Even in the central area, which is occupied by people with good social-economical conditions, the neglect of the risk of landslides is evident. This paper discusses this question, presenting in particular the problem of occupation of Morro do Curral hill.
urban expansion; landslides; Ouro Preto
