Publication date: June 2026 Source: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 119 Author(s): Alexandre Portugal, Bruno Barsanetti

Publication date: May 2026 Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 153 Author(s): Diogo Baerlocher, Guilherme Lambais, Eustáquio Reis, Diego Firmino Costa da Silva, Henrique Veras

We show that historical pathways from Brazil's gold rush era still impact today's population distribution. We find that these pathways generated road towns that