The consumption society in Brazilian medium-sized cities: new eating habits and their consumption spaces

• Grant number: 14/01067-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: May 01, 2014
• End date: July 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Principal Investigator: Maria Encarnação Beltrão Sposito
• Grantee: Vitor Koiti Miyazaki
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 11/20155-3 - Socio-economic cohesion and contemporary spatial practices: cities of medium size and consumption, AP.TEM

Abstract

Among all modes of consumption, food generates everyday spatial practices and is complex. Furthermore, the increased purchasing power in Brazil justify the increases in supply and spatial spread of companies. These aspects will be investigated in six medium-sized cities of São Paulo State