Characteristics and similarities of cultural industries in brazilian cities and metropolitan regions

ABSTRACT The promotion of regional policies aimed at developing a particular industry requires, at first, a characterization and description from a regional point of view. Thus, this paper contributes towards offering a classification of the formal market of art and culture in the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities. For this, two complementary methodologies have been applied, namely: i) cluster analysis, and ii) shift-share analysis. It is believed that, based on this characterization, further studies can be developed to propose regional policies that strengthen the art and culture industries.