BALTAR, Cláudia    BALTAR, Ronaldo. Debating the creation of municipalities in contemporary times: considerations based on urbanization and the participation of small municipalities in Brazil and Paraná. []. , 14, pp.71-107. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2018.14.003.

This article intends to present a reflection about the process of creating municipalities in Brazil. This topic gained evidence after the 1988 Brazilian Constitution promulgation, where the municipalities emerged as an autonomous federal entity. But this aspect is currently forgotten among the specialist that debate the issues correlated to Brazilian municipalities creation. The present research considers important to highlight the role of Brazilian municipalities, especially the small ones, to understand the urban network structures formation. The study mobilizes demographic data, quality of life indicators and information about municipalities creation, comparing Brazil and the state of Paraná, from 1900 to 2010. Among the conclusions, the article points out the autonomy and the civil society participation as important political dimensions in the decision-making process of creation and merging municipalities in Brazil.

: Creation of municipalities; urbanization; city network; small municipalities; state of Parana.

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