Abstract
The chapter provides historical perspectives on spatial economic inequalities in Brazil making use of a database on Brazilian municipalities from 1872 to 2000. A suite of maps and graphs describe the geographic factors shaping the historical development of the Brazilian economy highlighting the role of transport costs and its consequences for the spatial dynamics of income per capita and labor productivity. The remaining of the chapter estimates econometric models of growth convergence for municipal income per capita and labor productivity. From 1920 onwards analyses are refined, firstly, by disaggregating the models for urban and rural activities; secondly, by assuming spatial correlation among variables of the model; and, thirdly, by enlarging the model to take account of the long-run determinants of spatial growth convergence. Empirical results endorse the historical preeminence of geographic factors—in particular accessibility and transport conditions—as opposed to institutional conditions. The conclusion summarizes the results and proposes research extensions.
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