Abstract
Indaiatuba belongs to the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (MRC), has an estimated population of 226,602 inhabitants (IBGE, 2014), urbanization rate of 98.99% (SEADE, 2014), is located just 90 km from the state capital Sao Paulo and is served by major highways and the Viracopos Airport. The city's urbanization was intensified from the 1970s, mainly due to installation of large industries, …