Considering the modernization of the territory imposed by neo-developmentalist politics, this thesis aims to analyze the role that the intermediate cities assumed in the consequent process of urban restructuring that took place in the Amazon region, taking as an example the case of Itaituba, in the Tapajós sub-region. In the light of historical and dialectical materialism as a method of interpretation and analysis, the following methodological procedures are carried out: i) bibliographical review of
theoretical and conceptual nature of theories, concepts, categories and notions relevant to the theme in question; ii) bibliographical review of historical-geographical nature related to the territorial formation of the Tapajós sub-region; iii) documentary survey of secondary data referring to the Tapajós sub-region, especially the city of Itaituba; iv) semi-structured interviews with representatives of the municipal
government and local social entities, as well as residents living and/or working in the city of Itaituba; v) participant observation; and vi) analysis and systematization of the data collected in the light of the previously defined and revised theoretical framework. Thus, after the implementation of this policy and all the technical systems that resulted from it in the Tapajós sub-region, the city under study experienced an increase in its urban centrality as well profound socio-spatial transformations in its
urban environment, evidenced by the reactivation of migration, the growth of the real estate market and the construction industry, the diffusion of new consumption and leisure practices, the contrasts revealed in the intraurban structure and the consequent worsening of inequalities; this fact allows us to conclude that, due to the processes triggered by neo-developmentalist policies, Itaituba asserts itself as an
average city in the regional context in which it operates.
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