The ongoing changes in the Médio Vale do Paraíba fluminense Microregion originated with the adoption of neoliberalism policies by the Brazilian government
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2016
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The adoption of neoliberalism in Brazil in 1990 brought many changes to the country economics, productive activities and work relationships – hence, there are changes also in the urbanization process and spatial structure.
These policies deeply impacted the Médio Vale do Paraíba fluminense Microregion, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. This used to be an industrial Fordist region, where the first basic industries in Brazil were sited. In 1993, steel-maker company Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) was privatized, which brought economic and social crisis to the region, followed by a productive and spatial restructuration.
The Microregion is strategically located within the triangle formed by the most important capital cities in Brazil: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, which are not only significant consumer hubs but also financial centers.
Nowadays, after deep changes on its social processes, the Microregion has a new reality. Its economic-regional growth is based mainly on industrial developments which are sprawled through the territory. The sprawl changes urban structure and urban scale, and also creates new centralities.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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