The urban-regional order in rentier-neo-extractivist dependence: reflections from Brazil

The aim of this article is to engage in the classic debate on dependent urbanization by addressing the following initial research question: To what extent do relations of dependence, among other factors, still determine the Brazilian urban-regional order today? The hypothesis argues that the contemporary articulation between rentierism and neo-extractivism reinforces Brazil’s condition of dependence, paving the way for diverse urban dynamics, linked to processes such as reprimarization, financialization and deindustrialization. Methodologically, the study draws on the tradition of Latin American urban studies, which have sought more comprehensive and integrative approaches for describing the relationships between power, accumulation and the production of space. In doing so, it highlights key themes for a research agenda on the “new dependent urbanization”.