The metropolis of São Paulo imposes itself as the largest financial center in the Brazilian territory, housing a large part of the headquarters of national companies, which depend on advanced financial and informational services. This centrality is the result of a process of concentration of financial institutions and depends not only on a strengthening of the technical and informational systems in the metropolis, but also on the diffusion of ideologies, practices and affections. It promotes a use of the territory driven by financial valuation, as well as a use of the urban space that is focused on the densification of corporate buildings and real estate financialization. Through the analysis of the Brazilian capital market and its relation to the urban network, we seek to show that the processes of economic concentration and strengthening of São Paulo as a financial center are deepening. From the 1990s onwards, we observed an increase in the publicity of financial investments as an alternative for profitability in the Brazilian economy, as well as the diversification of securities and funds. Added to this is the growth of the participation of foreign capital, that finds significant liquidity in the national financial market. These processes configure an expansion of the national capital market and an internationalization of its financial flows. This is supported by the financial center of São Paulo, which is set up as a gateway for investments and houses headquarters for large financial corporations.
Mots clés : finance|capital market|metropolis|Sao Paulo|concentration
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