Between São Paulo and the Interior: the Mining Intermediation of Trade in Goiás in the Early Twentieth Century

Neste trabalho, será analisado o papel de intermediação exercido por Minas Gerais no comércio entre as regiões centrais do Brasil, o estado de São Paulo e o mercado mundial. Será ressaltado o caso do comércio de gado e de cereais a partir de periódicos locais, mensagens de governos do estado, dados de embarque na Companhia Mogiana de Estradas de Ferro e atas de câmaras municipais.In this paper, it will be investigated the role played by Minas Gerais as an intermediary place in the commerce among Brazil’s central areas, the state of São Paulo and the world’s market. It will be emphasized the specific case of cattle and grain trades, analyzed from some sources as Brazilian local newspapers, reports provided by federative states’ governments, embarkation data regarding the Mogiana Railroad Company and the records done by some Brazilian town councils