Large economic groups and agribusiness: Centralities Redefinitions and Spatial Interactions in the Southeast of Eastern Amazon

Abstract

The integration of cities in the Southeast of Eastern Amazon has passed by important redefinitions in relation to the centralities and spatial interactions. For that reason, this work analyzes the redefinitions of those centralities and interactions, taking into consideration the increasing performance of large economic groups and agribusiness.  This investigation was executed by having the bibliographic revision, analyses of the publications of REGIC (IBGE, 2008, 2020), and gathering information of economic groups of Empresas Mais Ranking (2020) of O Estado de São Paulo Newspaper. It was evidenced that at the top of the regional hierarchy, Palmas (TO) and Imperatriz (MA) have extended their roles and regional functions, being privileged focuses of investments by large national retail economic groups. Some parts of the segments of Araguaína (TO) and Marabá are captured by Redenção (PA) and Balsas (MA) ascension, which are cities in process of consolidating as the medium-sized. Those centers are targets of intense investments of big agribusiness corporations, as well as retailer groups in rising. Towards the base of that set, different cities are specializing in the supply of agriculture and logistics productive consumption, such as Porto Nacional (TO) and Açailândia (MA).