International projection as a development strategy: Rio de Janeiro and the loss of industrial competitiveness

Abstract

This article sought to conduct a bibliographic and documentary analysis through the lens of foreign policy analysis focused on Rio de Janeiro within the context of its capitality. Throughout the research, a correlation was identified between the topic and the state’s hollow productive structure, a phenomenon of production chain thinning that undermines the maintenance of a competitive manufacturing industry. It is observed that, since the 1996 Rio Sempre Rio strategic plan, the city’s international projection has increasingly sought in the international arena an alternative path for its development. The study therefore examines the correlation between these paradiplomatic initiatives and the weakening of the city’s economy.