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Companhia Água e Luz do Estado de São Paulo and its conflict relations in the formation of the electric market in São Paulo, 1890-1910

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Author(s):
Alexandre Ricardi
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: São Paulo.
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
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Examining board members:
Gildo Magalhães dos Santos Filho; Alexandre Macchione Saes; Odette Carvalho de Lima Seabra
Advisor: Gildo Magalhães dos Santos Filho
Abstract

The purpose of this work is to reconstruct the history of Companhia Água e Luz do Estado de São Paulo, whose first name was Companhia Luz Electrica de São Paulo, a small company formed by domestic capital, organized before Anglo-Canadian-American company Light and Power, using the thermal energy source, and not the hydraulic, one representative of free market competition, which was installed in the beginning of the First Republic. It supplied electricity until the end of nineteenth century in the cities of São Paulo, Curitiba and Casa Branca, which leads us to reflect about the formation of the electric market in São Paulo during this period. Despite competing with San Paulo Gas Company, holder of the privilege of heating and lighting, the Companhia Água e Luz played a growing market, in a moment when the electricity seemed to be more efficient than gas in many aspects, mainly for lighting. From 1900, on the Companhia Água e Luz faced competition from Canadian Light and Power that girded the public transport services and supply of electricity in the major consumer markets of Brazil, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It became a central factor in disputes, culminating in the monopoly of the sector, held by Light and Power from 1899 to 1979, which grouped several other small companies. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/11804-5 - The Companhia Água e Luz do Estado de São Paulo and theirs conflicts relations in the formation of electric energy sector in São Paulo, 1890-1910
Grantee:Alexandre Ricardi
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master