Territorial dynamics of the manufacturing industry in the São Paulo Macrometropolis (2003-2016)

Abstract Based on the information about Value of Industrial Transformation (VIT) present in “Mapa da Indústria Paulista” (Map of São Paulo’s Industry) (Fundação Seade, 2019), this article aims to discuss the economic-industrial dynamics of the São Paulo Macrometropolis (acronym in Portuguese: MMP) between 2003 and 2016. This analysis contributes to discussions about spatial concentration and deconcentration of the industry by putting in the foreground – and with a certain pioneering spirit – the data resulting from the VIT. First, in addition to presenting the MMP (which, from the economic point of view, is Brazil’s most relevant and dynamic territory), we contextualize its participation in the history of the Brazilian manufacturing industry in recent decades. Then, we analyze the evolution and sectoral profile of the VIT in the MMP, highlighting its movements in the municipality of São Paulo, in the Metropolitan Ring Road, and in the MMP surroundings.