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 paper assesses the regional dynamics and the reorganization of the Brazilian territory. It departs from the notion … that the concept of region surpasses that of a demarcation of a territory and represents natural, social, and economic … indicators. From this starting point, the paper considers Brazil’s administrative division and its distinct forms of …

-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 …

control the territory. During three decades the government encouraged the convergences of per capita income among regions …

the dominant standard of railway modernization in Brazil in relation to the structure of the economy of Minas did not … prevent expansion of the tracks from reaching their greatest length in the territory of Minas Gerais. Political and financial …