ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the racial inequalities and residential segregation by race and class in the Sao Paulo metropolitan region (SPMR) between 2000 and 2010. It highlights the differentials found in the residential patterns of black and white populations belonging to similar social classes, giving greater emphasis to the middle and upper classes. The chapter presents the interconnections between race and social class as an important dimension in the study of residential segregation in Brazil and to ascertain how segregation patterns are related to the profile of racial inequalities. It describes racial inequalities in education, income and occupation based on data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The chapter reviews residential segregation between black and white people ranked in socio-occupational groups. Traditionally, the study of residential segregation in Brazilian cities has been guided by the debate on the polarization between a wealthy center and a poor periphery.
