The aim of this work is to investigate the relations between Brazilian decision making process and federalism through political process of Fiscal Responsability Law. There're some political scientists' visions that legislative projects undermining the subnational governments' interests are not...

The Complexo do Alemão, as a place in Rio de Janeiro city, only acquired nominal, administrative and symbolic existence, from 1993, when it was recognized as a neighborhood. However, for its inhabitants, the particularities of the places that compound that administrative place, remain routed on...

The aim of this work is to investigate the relations between Brazilian decision making process and federalism through political process of Fiscal Responsability Law. There're some political scientists' visions that legislative projects undermining the subnational governments' interests are not...

The Complexo do Alemão, as a place in Rio de Janeiro city, only acquired nominal, administrative and symbolic existence, from 1993, when it was recognized as a neighborhood. However, for its inhabitants, the particularities of the places that compound that administrative place, remain routed on...

Portuguese Abstract: Eu uso uma adaptação do índice de fixação da teoria genética para medir a distância cultural entre sociedades. Com dados de mais de 7000 respostas ao World Values Survey de crenças e comportamento, eu calculo a distância cultural entre 59 regiões do Brasil,...

Performing Arts demand has a special characterisation due to some specific features, as the attendees displacement to a proper location and the allocation of time to a performance appreciation. Otherwise, besides the ticket price, other costs are associated to the Performing Arts consumption, as...