{
  "schema": "e2m-brazil-city-intelligence/1.0",
  "updated": "2026-09-24",
  "methodology": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/",
  "ranking_policy": "No universal city ranking. Select by operating use case and validate live costs.",
  "cities": [
    {
      "slug": "sao-paulo",
      "city": "São Paulo",
      "state": "SP",
      "primary_role": "Full-stack commercial HQ and enterprise-access base",
      "sector_lens": "technology, financial services, professional services, healthcare, consumer, industrial headquarters",
      "source_count": 2,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/sao-paulo/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "campinas",
      "city": "Campinas",
      "state": "SP",
      "primary_role": "R&D, engineering, life-sciences and air-cargo operating node",
      "sector_lens": "R&D, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecom, engineering, advanced industry",
      "source_count": 3,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/campinas/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "curitiba",
      "city": "Curitiba",
      "state": "PR",
      "primary_role": "Balanced advanced-industry and technology base in Southern Brazil",
      "sector_lens": "automotive, machinery, IT, health equipment, advanced manufacturing",
      "source_count": 2,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/curitiba/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "florianopolis",
      "city": "Florianópolis",
      "state": "SC",
      "primary_role": "Software, startup and product-development hub",
      "sector_lens": "software, SaaS, digital products, startups, innovation services",
      "source_count": 3,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/florianopolis/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "belo-horizonte",
      "city": "Belo Horizonte",
      "state": "MG",
      "primary_role": "Engineering, mining-adjacent and emerging technology/health base",
      "sector_lens": "mining, engineering, industrial services, health, technology",
      "source_count": 3,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/belo-horizonte/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rio-de-janeiro",
      "city": "Rio de Janeiro",
      "state": "RJ",
      "primary_role": "Energy, creative economy and digital-infrastructure commercial base",
      "sector_lens": "energy, oil & gas, creative economy, tourism, technology, infrastructure",
      "source_count": 3,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/rio-de-janeiro/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "recife",
      "city": "Recife",
      "state": "PE",
      "primary_role": "Northeast regional and software/creative-economy hub",
      "sector_lens": "software, digital services, creative economy, regional services, innovation",
      "source_count": 2,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/recife/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "porto-alegre",
      "city": "Porto Alegre",
      "state": "RS",
      "primary_role": "Southern services, technology and Mercosur-facing operating base",
      "sector_lens": "business services, technology, healthcare, education, regional commerce",
      "source_count": 2,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/porto-alegre/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "brasilia",
      "city": "Brasília",
      "state": "DF",
      "primary_role": "Federal-government, regulatory and govtech access node",
      "sector_lens": "government, govtech, cybersecurity, public-sector services, regulated industries",
      "source_count": 3,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/brasilia/"
    },
    {
      "slug": "manaus",
      "city": "Manaus",
      "state": "AM",
      "primary_role": "Incentive-led industrial manufacturing base in the Manaus Free Trade Zone",
      "sector_lens": "electronics, IT goods, two-wheelers, chemicals, thermoplastics, industrial manufacturing",
      "source_count": 2,
      "validated_at": "2026-09-24",
      "url": "https://e2massociates.com/research/cities/manaus/"
    }
  ]
}