Abstract
This article aims at a comparative analysis between the characteristics of the city of Marataízes, which is located on the coast of Espírito Santo, with the 10 cities considered the most sustainable and intelligent in the world. They are: Tokyo, London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Osaka, Seoul, Frankfurt, Oslo, Sydney. Curitiba is the featured city in Brazil when it comes to sustainability, based on a bibliographic inspection it was possible to verify the advances and challenges that Marataízes faces in relation to these cities such as economic growth, quality education, land life, urban mobility and zero hunger with sustainable agriculture. Great action that the city Maratimba has is to ensure the preservation of its beaches, lagoons, mangroves and fishing, as they are part that makes it known touristically and economically, however it is important to invest in new technologies aimed at the urban and rural sphere, and in public policies to adopt strategic and effective measures to improve the city's classification in the SDG index (development and sustainability goals) so far it is considered medium.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.032-017