International flows of goods in the dynamics of the Brazilian territory: the role of trading companies headquartered at São Paulo

Author(s)

Rafael Muniz Pacchiega

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2012-12-18

Examining board members

Maria Mónica Arroyo; Fabio Betioli Contel; Leda Maria Paulani

• Advisor: Maria Mónica Arroyo

Abstract

The international trade have a great influence in brazilian\'s territorial configuration and use, represented by the relevant growth and acceleration of merchandise\'s fluxes belonged by many spatial productive circuits. In this context, we observe an increasing material base responsible for territory fluidity needed to goods distribution; at same time, an assemblage of governmental and private institutions promotes a reformulation and an update in normative basis of this fluxes. The trading companies specialized enterprises in foreign trade stand out among the agents who wish to increase national territorial fluidity and porosity. This work research genesis, localization and regional, national and global connections of tradings in the realization of international flows of goods. The research aims too the tranding companies with headquarters offices at São Paulo, identifying spatial productive circuits which uses services offerers by those companies and to comprehend currently the role of São Paulo metropolis in the internationalization of brazilian territory. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/13468-5 - Territorial porosity and international flows of merchandises: the performance of the trading companies in the metropolis of São Paulo
• Grantee: Rafael Muniz Pacchiega
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master