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Geógrafa pela Unicamp (2014), incluindo um ano de intercâmbio universitário na Universidade de Wisconsin (EUA). Possui experiência na área de geotecnologias, GIS e planejamento urbano, tendo realizado estágios na Agemcamp, American Red Cross e - atualmente - no Grupo de Apoio ao Plano Diretor da Unicamp.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Forest Fires in Brazil - Proportional Symbol Map

Source: IBGE, 2010
When dealing with numeric data, it's common to use colors with different breaks to show the differences, however, the use of proportional symbols is also a good way to show information in a more impartial way.
In this case, data about forest fires in the brazilian states were collected and - by using the software Microsof Excel - the size of each circle was calculated. The major challenge was to deal with big circles fitting in small states.

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