Since the National Constitution of 1988, state governments are responsible for defining their own metropolitan areas in Brazil. However, the criteria for boundaries delimitation are not clearly defined as a rule. As a consequence, it is not possible to weigh the pros and cons of the employed...

The metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro has an urban structure "macrocefálica" in which the hinterland remains "the shadow of the metropolis" with other reduced centrality. However, in the recent period, there was the advent of large investment projects in its periphery, notably in the steel,...

In this article, we discuss the current pattern of territorial reconfi guration of the Brazilian industry, its forms and motivations, in order to put in question some of the most signifi cant challenges of the actual regional issue. We have brought new evidence of how it keeps deconcentrating in...

In spite of being an almost ever-present subject in the Brazilian political and economic settings, regional inequality is still treated piecemeal, lacking a thoughtful closer look by the Federal Government. The persistence of inequality among Brazilian regions made, in the 2000s, the issue of...

This study aims to analyze the relationship between credits contracted from the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf) and agricultural productive diversification in Brazilian territory. This verification took place both in terms of the percentage share of the main...