This paper analyzes a set of infrastructure programs (Sewer, Housing, Transports, Communications and Energy) in the … Northeast region of Brazil, announced by the federal government in the scope of the PAC (Plano de Aceleração do Crescimento). We …

targets on infra-structure investment (PAC, Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento). We investigate the sectoral, regional and …-scale multi-regional CGE model of Brazil. The model is both bottom-up and top-down: bottom-up for Brazil's 27 states, and top …-down for Brazil's 558 microrregions. Despite the high level of regional disaggregation, the level of sectoral disaggregation is …

geographical microregions of Brazil. This purpose is achieved by using exploratory spatial data analysis. This paper is pioneer in … the existence of North-South polarization regime in terms of technological activity in Brazil. Local indicators of spatial …

this paper is to analyze the Brazilian case to identify the industrial cores and to find out whether Brazil follows this …, classified, and discussed. The conclusions are: (1) Brazil has several industrial cores with different scales, structures, and …

the dominant standard of railway modernization in Brazil in relation to the structure of the economy of Minas did not …

area in Brazil. In the 1830's there were presumably 4.150 productive unities working with sugarcane transformation in Minas …

This note presents a brief historical review of the food issue in Brazil, in order to allow understanding how the … contributed to the current food situation in Brazil. Major research findings that addressed the topic are highlighted. Data …