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RésuméÀ partir des données du comptage de la population 2007 publiées au niveau des secteurs, nous proposons ici une approche du peuplement de l’Amazonie brésilienne, basé sur une série de questions simples : « qui vit en forêt ? », « les populations se concentrent-elles dans les zones défrichées ? » ou bien « l’Amazonie est-elle un désert humain ? ». La première partie de l’article est consacrée à la présentation des données, des méthodes et des enjeux liés à la question traitée. La deuxième présente certaines données du recensement. La troisième croise ces données avec d’autres couches d’information géographique, en particulier la carte de la déforestation.

Location of the population in the Brazilian Amazon: a more precise picture working at the census block levelStudying data from the 2007 partial census of Brazil, published at the block level, this paper proposes an approach to the distribution of the population in the Brazilian Amazon. The analysis is based on simple questions: “How many people live in the Amazon?”, “How many people live in the rainforest?” or “Do people in the Amazon live predominantly in deforested areas?”. The first section of the article presents the data and methods used, as well as the implications of the issue. The second section shows some results extracted from the 2007 data. The third section crosses data from the census with data from other geographical coverage, in particular the map of the deforested areas of the Amazon.

Location of the population in the Brazilian Amazon: a more precise picture working at the census block levelStudying data from the 2007 partial census of Brazil, published at the block level, this paper proposes an approach to the distribution of the population in the Brazilian Amazon. The analysis is based on simple questions: “How many people live in the Amazon?”, “How many people live in the rainforest?” or “Do people in the Amazon live predominantly in deforested areas?”. The first section of the article presents the data and methods used, as well as the implications of the issue. The second section shows some results extracted from the 2007 data. The third section crosses data from the census with data from other geographical coverage, in particular the map of the deforested areas of the Amazon.