ABSTRACT
The upper part of Luanda is mainly made up of red sands, known locally as “muceque” soil. Luanda’s red sands have collapsible characteristics and a metastable structure, prone to erosion phenomena that have caused much damage to the foundations of buildings, roads, airfields, and agricultural areas, with significant socio-economic consequences for the population. Despite the danger posed by the erosion of these soils, few studies on soil erosion by water have been conducted locally to date. To contribute towards filling this gap, this paper aims to review the literature on water erosion processes in these soils, highlighting the controversies in the literature regarding the designations and sequences of the forms of soil erosion that generally predominate. It stresses the need for a more significant effort to standardise criteria for classifying forms of soil erosion despite the complexity of the problem under study. Although the local bibliography is scarce, this work could be valuable in encouraging further research since erosion processes have created many problems in these soils.
