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A geographical indication of goods: a study of their economic contribution in territorial development

The registration of products with Geographical Indication has been growing in Brazil. These are produced in regions where it is possible to identify certain differences, which are related to the production location, soil, climate, and crop production form, giving it a differential. This specification tends to contribute in adding value to these products, with impacts on regional development. The aim of this work was to evaluate the economic contribution of Geographical Indication products in territorial development. In the methodological procedures, this work qualifies as bibliographic and case study, conducted through hypothetical-deductive scientific method. For data collection, it was carried out documentary researches and interviews with associates and directors of associations who own the declaratory act of the National Institute of Industrial Property, Asprovinho, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and Progoethe, located in the south of the state of Santa Catarina, and in both the product is the wine. With the results obtained in the literature review and the field research, it was possible to identify the importance of Geographical Indication as a vector of development of territories and regions, stressing that it does not occur independently, but with the contribution of the civil society and the economic sectors that are part of the object of the Geographical Indication.

Geographical Indication; Territory; Territorial Development


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