Entre a linha de desejo e a realidade em confinamento: os novos hábitos de deslocamento em Belo Horizonte em tempos de pandemia

Abstract

This article aims to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of quarantine have changed people's travel habits in Belo Horizonte. To this end, a questionnaire was designed and applied to identify possible changes in the travel behavior of Belo Horizonte residents and their respective impacts on the performance of activities, investigating the ways in which the interviewees began to relate to work, study, consumption and leisure activities, including the adoption of new forms of travel. It was found that a significant portion of the interviewees reduced their daily commutes during the pandemic, carrying out, in loco, essentially essential activities, such as work and access to health services. On the other hand, an increase in the hiring of delivery services for the purchase of a wide range of consumer items was noted.