Curitiba Has Access to Natural Foods, but with Areas Where Ultra-Processed Foods Predominate

Data from the Ministry of Social Development published by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper show that 9.7% of the population of Curitiba lives in food deserts - the lowest rate among the capitals - and 34.1% lives in food swamps. Food deserts are areas where there is low availability of natural or minimally processed foods. Food swamps are areas where there is a predominance of access to ultra-processed foods. Most capitals have at least 1 in 4 r…