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Cidade Inteligente: Uma análise sobre Caxias do Sul As perspectivas para o futuro das cidades representam um desafio de compreensão e de ação para vários setores da sociedade. Os conceitos de cidades inteligentes têm se materializado de forma acelerada em diferentes lugares do mundo e do Brasil. E Caxias? Como está em relação ao contexto brasileiro? Na RA da próxima segunda-feira (16) será apresentada e analisada a situação de Caxias do Sul em relação às principais dimensões que definem uma Cidade Inteligente. Agende-se: 🗓️ 16 de maio ⏰ 11h45 - Associada R$ 70,00 - Não associada R$ 95,00 ✍️ Inscrições pelo site ra.ciccaxias.org.br , até às 12h de sexta-feira (13).

EN EN SMART CITIES OF BRAZIL Performance of Brazilian Capital Cities Citylivinglab - Available online 5 May 2022 Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Tan Yigitcanlar, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese, Jamile Sabatini-Marques, Debora Sotto, Bianca Libardi www.doi .... Abstract This report is an outcome of a close collaboration between the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network's member institutions. The report focuses on understanding the smartness levels of the Brazilian capital cities through the lens of a smart city performance assessment framework. This report focuses on Brazilian cities to develop an evaluation model for smart cities and bring metrics that contribute to public managers seeking balance and smartness in the life of their cities. The smart city concept in this report concerns of smart economy, smart society, smart environment, smart governance, and smart technology domains that seek community-enabled technology and policy to deliver productivity, innovation, livability, well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and good governance and planning. This report informs public managers, through the indicators of productivity and innovation, liveability and well-being, sustainability and accessibility, governance and planning, and connectivity and innovation, on the smartness performance and levels of their cities. The report highlights strengths and weaknesses of Brazilian capital cities in becoming internationally renowned smart cities. The analysis based on the smart city assessment framework revealed the following city types: the leaders, the followers, and the developing ones. Cities identified as leaders a strong innovation ecosystem, with legislation for developing entrepreneurship and training of skilled labor and generating knowledge-based economic development, and providing fast and reliable internet access. One of the most critical challenges on the journey to smartness of the Brazilian cities is connectivity. The internet needs to be available, affordable, reliable and fast in all regions of the country for all people. This way the digital inclusion problems could be avoided. The broadband and 5G internet are considered by many experts as a social right, and hence should be included a citizen's basic right to the Brazilian Constitution. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Brazilian cities but at the same time gave them the opportunity to develop a mobile workforce and brilliant minds, including internationally attracting, especially as the concept of anywhere offices becomes increasingly present in the life of cities and contributing to their knowledge-based economic development. Access to open data is another essential element for city smartness and can promote innovative entrepreneurship and the development of new technologies, governance, transparency, and impact on citizen quality of life. For this reason, municipalities should focus their efforts on collection of local data and their responsible use. This report is relevant and strategic for the government to guarantee fair, ethical, effective, efficient and progressive public policies. It also offers an invaluable opportunity for the authorities to consider the adoption of the indicators used in this report in assessing their smart city performance and progress. We believe this report will inform smart city policy and practice in Brazilian cities. Keywords Smart Cities; Sustainable Urban Development; Knowledge-Based Development; Environmental Metrics; Brazil; Australia; cities;

Citylivinglab - Available online 5 May 2022 SMART CITIES OF BRAZIL Performance of Brazilian Capital Cities Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Tan Yigitcanlar, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese, Jamile Sabatini-Marques, Debora Sotto, Bianca Libardi www.doi .... Abstract This report is an outcome of a close collaboration between the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network's member institutions. The report focuses on understanding the smartness levels of the Brazilian capital cities through the lens of a smart city performance assessment framework. This report focuses on Brazilian cities to develop an evaluation model for smart cities and bring metrics that contribute to public managers seeking balance and smartness in the life of their cities. The smart city concept in this report concerns of smart economy, smart society, smart environment, smart governance, and smart technology domains that seek community-enabled technology and policy to deliver productivity, innovation, livability, well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and good governance and planning. This report informs public managers, through the indicators of productivity and innovation, liveability and well-being, sustainability and accessibility, governance and planning, and connectivity and innovation, on the smartness performance and levels of their cities. The report highlights strengths and weaknesses of Brazilian capital cities in becoming internationally renowned smart cities. The analysis based on the smart city assessment framework revealed the following city types: the leaders, the followers, and the developing ones. Cities identified as leaders a strong innovation ecosystem, with legislation for developing entrepreneurship and training of skilled labor and generating knowledge-based economic development, and providing fast and reliable internet access. One of the most critical challenges on the journey to smartness of the Brazilian cities is connectivity. The internet needs to be available, affordable, reliable and fast in all regions of the country for all people. This way the digital inclusion problems could be avoided. The broadband and 5G internet are considered by many experts as a social right, and hence should be included a citizen's basic right to the Brazilian Constitution. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Brazilian cities but at the same time gave them the opportunity to develop a mobile workforce and brilliant minds, including internationally attracting, especially as the concept of anywhere offices becomes increasingly present in the life of cities and contributing to their knowledge-based economic development. Access to open data is another essential element for city smartness and can promote innovative entrepreneurship and the development of new technologies, governance, transparency, and impact on citizen quality of life. For this reason, municipalities should focus their efforts on collection of local data and their responsible use. This report is relevant and strategic for the government to guarantee fair, ethical, effective, efficient and progressive public policies. It also offers an invaluable opportunity for the authorities to consider the adoption of the indicators used in this report in assessing their smart city performance and progress. We believe this report will inform smart city policy and practice in Brazilian cities. Keywords Smart Cities; Sustainable Urban Development; Knowledge-Based Development; Environmental Metrics; Brazil; Australia; cities;

Seja um Cidadão Pesquisador! Cadastre-se e contribua para o desenvolvimento sustentável das cidades! O que é Ciência Cidadã? A Ciência Cidadã é uma abordagem colaborativa para a pesquisa científica que envolve pessoas de todos os backgrounds no processo científico. De coletar dados a analisar resultados e resolver problemas complexos, a ciência cidadã permite que cada um de nós contribua ativamente para o avanço do conhecimento científico e para a melhoria da nossa comunidade. Como você pode participar: Participe de nossos workshops de formação, torne-se um coletor de dados ambientais ou contribua com suas próprias ideias para projetos de sustentabilidade. Não é necessário ter experiência prévia em ciências para contribuir. Projetos que você pode participar! O projeto Ciência Cidadã Apresente os apresentadores do webinar destacando suas carreiras. Basta clicar em “Editar Texto” ou duas vezes na Caixa de Texto para adicionar seu próprio conteúdo. Salvar meu lugar Quero ser um pesquisador-cidadão! Nome completo* Instituição que representa* Email* Telefone Pesquisa que quero participar* Escolha uma opção Sim, quero fazer parte das pesquisas do Citylivinglab * Enviar

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program All times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) GIVES YOU TIME (UTC) EVENT tuesday Nov 16th Knowledge for the Anthropocene 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 1 Chair: Ana Cristina Fachinelli (University of Caxias do Sul) The contribution of the gaúcha invoice program to the sustainable development of the municipality of Caxias do Sul (RS) Larissa Scalia Boff (UCS); Marlei Salete Mecca (UCS); Alex Eckert (UCS) Scenario of the creative economy in the city of Pelotas, Brazil: an analysis from the perspective of the capital system Aline da Luz Garcia (UFPel); Priscila Nesello (UFPel); Ana Cristina Fachinelli Bertolini (UCS) Diagnosis of the instrumental capital of Arequipa as an emerging city for knowledge Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea, Wendy Anne Ugarte Mejía, Carlos Pedro Vera Ninacóndor, Graciel Anayka Bailon Huayhua, Carol Rudh Huamani Cotacallapa, Leidy Fiorela Rodrigo Callo, Estephany Yrasely Ramos Pacheco, Angela Daniela Portugal Pacheco (National University of San Agustín de Arequipa) Digital influencers and the capital system as a factor for contracting services Camila Waltzer (UFPel); Priscila Nesello (UFPel); Isabel Cristina Rosa Barros Rasia (UFPel) 15:40 -16:00 ACCESS HERE Opening Ceremony Ana Cristina Fachinelli (University of Caxias do Sul) Alex Eckert (University of Caxias do Sul) Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Juliano Rodrigues Gimenez (University of Caxias do Sul) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 1a: Emerging Knowledge Systems Curator: Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Chair: Irene Guijt (Oxfam) Alexander Ruser (U. of Agder) Audrey Groleau (U. du Québec) Julia Puaschunder (The New School, NY) Sabelo Ndlovu-Gasteni (U. of Bayreuth) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 1b: Rethinking economy (models) for the Anthropocene Curator: Günter R. Koch (World Capital Institute) Chair: Cristian Ducoing (Lund University) Cynthia Marino (UNINOVE) Daniel Dahm (World Future Council) Jason Monios (Kedge Business School) Richard Heinberg (Post Carbon Institute) Warren Mosler (Valance Co. Inc.) 19:30 ACCESS HERE Launch of the partnership between UCS - City Living Lab and FAMURS Launching of UCS - City Living Lab and FAMURS partnership Wednesday Nov 17th KBD and Knowledge Cities 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 2 Chair: Rafael Perini (University of Caxias do Sul) Assessing community vulnerability with disaster risk mapping: the case of São Paulo, Brazil Jairo Filho Sousa de Almeid (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE/IEA-USP); Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) Disasters and social vulnerability in the city of São Paulo Rafaela Pastoura Santos (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE/IEA-USP) Puerto Rico as island of knowledge: lessons learned from successful entrepreneurs Eliut Daniel Flores-Caraballo (University of Puerto Rico) Invited paper: Contributions of international events on local development: the case of the 2011 KCWS in Bento Gonçalves Larissa Diana Michelam, (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE); Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 2a: Knowledge-based regenerative cities (restorative relationship between cities and natural systems) Curator: Ana Cristina Fachinelli (World Capital Institute) Chair: Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE) Cathrin Zengerling (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität) Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini (Cemaden) Marcos Buckeridge (USP) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 2b: The Most Admired Knowledge Cities Award: legacy and future Curator: Blanca C. Garcia (World Capital Institute) Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) Eliut Daniel Flores-Caraballo (University of Puerto Rico) Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea (National University of San Agustín de Arequipa) Thursday Nov 18th City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 3 Chair: Priscila Nesello (University of Caxias do Sul) Knowledge cities, creative cities and place: concepts and connections Rodrigo Salvati (UCS); Greice Viviana Portal Salvati (UCS) Century of the Metropolis: the converging view of the Theories of the Central Place and the Poles of Growth Vinicius De Tomasi Ribeiro (UCS); Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) The COVID-19 pandemic impact on citizen life satisfaction Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva (UCS); Marina Giacometti Valente (UCS); Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS); Gessica Giacomin Soares (UCS); Vinicius Ribeiro (UCS) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 3a: Post-Holocene Urban Commons Curator: Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Chair: Velina Petrova (Oxfam) Daniel Dahm (World Future Council) Douglas Kelbaugh, (U. of Michigan) Gavin Keeney (Metropolitan Transmedia Authority, NY) Richard Heinberg, (Post Carbon Institute) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 3b: Reimagining Cities in the Anthropocene Curator: Cathy Garner (World Capital Institute) Chair: Sirkku Juhola (U. of Helsinki) Lelani Mannetti (Urban Studies Institute) Lorena Pasquini (U. of Cape Town) Raphaële Bidault-Waddington, (LIID Future Lab) Tatiana Schreiner (UFSC) 23:00 - 24:00 ACCESS HERE Presentation: Brazil and Australia Smart City Project Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) friday Nov 19th 16:00 - 16:35 16:35 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE 17:15 - 17:45 17:45 - 18:20 ACCESS HERE 18:25 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Book presentations: Each of the two sessions will provide time for discussion on the main aspects and findings from the book chapters. Knowledge for the Anthropocene Günter R. Koch (World Capital Institute); Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute); Daniel Dahm (United Sustainability); Sylvain Cottong, (Exploring Futures) City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis Cathy Garner and Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) break Presentation: A transdisciplinary agenda in future university education Chair: Guenter Koch (World Capital Institute) Monika Schröttle (University of Nürnberg, INFUNI) Closing session: KCWS legacy and future Chair: Cathy Garner (World Capital Institute) Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) Jamile Marques (UFSC and USP) Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Shared attraction with the "XXI Exhibition of Scientific Initiation, Postgraduate, Research and Extension" - PPGA (Graduate Business Administration Program) Schedule subject to change. All content is available on the online platform. TBC - To be confirm RETURN HOW TO REGISTER REGISTER NOW

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Citylivinglab - Available online 5 May 2022 SMART CITIES OF BRAZIL Performance of Brazilian Capital Cities Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Tan Yigitcanlar, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese, Jamile Sabatini-Marques, Debora Sotto, Bianca Libardi www.doi .... Abstract This report is an outcome of a close collaboration between the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network's member institutions. The report focuses on understanding the smartness levels of the Brazilian capital cities through the lens of a smart city performance assessment framework. This report focuses on Brazilian cities to develop an evaluation model for smart cities and bring metrics that contribute to public managers seeking balance and smartness in the life of their cities. The smart city concept in this report concerns of smart economy, smart society, smart environment, smart governance, and smart technology domains that seek community-enabled technology and policy to deliver productivity, innovation, livability, well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and good governance and planning. This report informs public managers, through the indicators of productivity and innovation, liveability and well-being, sustainability and accessibility, governance and planning, and connectivity and innovation, on the smartness performance and levels of their cities. The report highlights strengths and weaknesses of Brazilian capital cities in becoming internationally renowned smart cities. The analysis based on the smart city assessment framework revealed the following city types: the leaders, the followers, and the developing ones. Cities identified as leaders a strong innovation ecosystem, with legislation for developing entrepreneurship and training of skilled labor and generating knowledge-based economic development, and providing fast and reliable internet access. One of the most critical challenges on the journey to smartness of the Brazilian cities is connectivity. The internet needs to be available, affordable, reliable and fast in all regions of the country for all people. This way the digital inclusion problems could be avoided. The broadband and 5G internet are considered by many experts as a social right, and hence should be included a citizen's basic right to the Brazilian Constitution. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Brazilian cities but at the same time gave them the opportunity to develop a mobile workforce and brilliant minds, including internationally attracting, especially as the concept of anywhere offices becomes increasingly present in the life of cities and contributing to their knowledge-based economic development. Access to open data is another essential element for city smartness and can promote innovative entrepreneurship and the development of new technologies, governance, transparency, and impact on citizen quality of life. For this reason, municipalities should focus their efforts on collection of local data and their responsible use. This report is relevant and strategic for the government to guarantee fair, ethical, effective, efficient and progressive public policies. It also offers an invaluable opportunity for the authorities to consider the adoption of the indicators used in this report in assessing their smart city performance and progress. We believe this report will inform smart city policy and practice in Brazilian cities. Keywords Smart Cities; Sustainable Urban Development; Knowledge-Based Development; Environmental Metrics; Brazil; Australia; cities;

submissions Knowledge Cities for the Anthropocene This year's theme combines the traditional WCI topics of Knowledge-Based Development and Knowledge Cities with two new topics, Knowledge for the Anthropocene and City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis. The WCI books that will be published by the time of the conference (one on each of the later two topics) set the scene for this year's sessions. Also, both books will be presented on the last day. Knowledge for the Anthropocene (K4A) Human-induced environmental impacts are bound to disrupt our way of life in deeper ways and at a wider scale than anything previously experienced by humankind. Global existential risks challenge the conditions of the Biosphere that prevailed through the Holocene, the geological epoch that saw human civilizations flourish. However, the current knowledge base seems inadequate to help us cope with such realities. What relevant knowledge will become critical to deal with deteriorating environmental conditions? How can science, technology, innovation, and education be radically transformed for adequately responding? How can societies and governments continue to function? How need our mind-frames evolve? In K4A, these and other related questions are addressed. The common purpose is to provide a general perspective on the role that knowledge – the most important leverage to human action, may need to play in the unfolding circumstances of the Anthropocene. City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis (CPCC) Contemporary urban life is the epitome of modernization, a paradigm of progress that takes the Holocene climate for granted. Moreover, it takes for granted the Biosphere conditions that have allowed human civilizations to flourish. Global existential risks challenge the viability of the Biosphere for most big species. Despite increasing warnings, most cities seem to deny the impending catastrophes and remain ill-prepared to cope with major disruptions. The 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic has dramatically exhibited limited world governance, global alert systems, response capacity, and effort coordination to deal with planetary and local emergencies. CPCC addresses the warnings, inventory of capacities and competencies, lessons learned, and value practices in creating conscience and preparing for urban anthropogenic risks. Abstracts and full papers are invited under the following including but not restrictive list of topics: Knowledge-Based Development Knowledge Cities Knowledge for the Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge for the Anthropocene City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis Capital Systems Metrics for the above areas Alternative Economics Post-pandemic City Development session formats Full papers and abstracts presentation sessions (November 15, 2021 - from 16h to 19h UTC time) plenary panels with guest speakers (November 16-18, 2021 - from 16:00 to 19:00 UTC time) Book presentations with guest book authors (November 19, 2021 - from 16h to 19h UTC time) Templates for the event FULL PAPER ABSTRACT PRESENTATION submission process Submissions of full papers or extended abstracts will be accepted; Submissions of will be accepted in Portuguese, English or Spanish; SUBMISSION WEBSITE SUBMIT BY EMAIL REGISTER NOW HOW TO REGISTER publication options Special Issue: Full paper submissions will participate in the fast track of Revista Brasileira de Gestão e Inovação ( Brazilian Journal of Management & Innovation ). Selected papers will be invited to submit to the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (Indexed in Scopus). Deadlines Abstracts or full papers submission: September 19, 2021 Presentation of accepted papers and extended abstracts The presentation will be online, in a specific session. At least one of the authors must be present, duly registered for the event (register now). The certificate of participation and presentation will depend on the payment of the registration and participation in the event. Tickets: The KCWS 2021 invites you to register to our Summit and contribute to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), choosing any of the following values (fees not included). The KCWS will donate the total value of your contribution. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization whose mission is to save lives by providing lifesaving medical care where it has needed most. *If you are a panel speaker or paper presenter you have the option to register for free. However, if you want to contribute to Doctors Without Borders, you can choose one of the values to register. *Use this website to check the exchange rate: https://www.bcb.gov.br/en Note: When choosing to pay with a credit card, pay attention to the question "Card issued in Brazil?" Check the option "no" if your card was not issued in Brazil. Call for papers DOWNLOAD PDF contacts Rafael de Lucena Perini: rlperini@ucs.br Suélen Bebber: sbebber@ucs.br Conference chair: Prof. Ana Cristina Fachinelli Scientific chair: Prof. Fabiano Larenti RETURN

Citylivinglab - Available online 5 May 2022 SMART CITIES OF BRAZIL Performance of Brazilian Capital Cities Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Tan Yigitcanlar, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese, Jamile Sabatini-Marques, Debora Sotto, Bianca Libardi www.doi .... Abstract This report is an outcome of a close collaboration between the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network's member institutions. The report focuses on understanding the smartness levels of the Brazilian capital cities through the lens of a smart city performance assessment framework. This report focuses on Brazilian cities to develop an evaluation model for smart cities and bring metrics that contribute to public managers seeking balance and smartness in the life of their cities. The smart city concept in this report concerns of smart economy, smart society, smart environment, smart governance, and smart technology domains that seek community-enabled technology and policy to deliver productivity, innovation, livability, well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and good governance and planning. This report informs public managers, through the indicators of productivity and innovation, liveability and well-being, sustainability and accessibility, governance and planning, and connectivity and innovation, on the smartness performance and levels of their cities. The report highlights strengths and weaknesses of Brazilian capital cities in becoming internationally renowned smart cities. The analysis based on the smart city assessment framework revealed the following city types: the leaders, the followers, and the developing ones. Cities identified as leaders a strong innovation ecosystem, with legislation for developing entrepreneurship and training of skilled labor and generating knowledge-based economic development, and providing fast and reliable internet access. One of the most critical challenges on the journey to smartness of the Brazilian cities is connectivity. The internet needs to be available, affordable, reliable and fast in all regions of the country for all people. This way the digital inclusion problems could be avoided. The broadband and 5G internet are considered by many experts as a social right, and hence should be included a citizen's basic right to the Brazilian Constitution. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Brazilian cities but at the same time gave them the opportunity to develop a mobile workforce and brilliant minds, including internationally attracting, especially as the concept of anywhere offices becomes increasingly present in the life of cities and contributing to their knowledge-based economic development. Access to open data is another essential element for city smartness and can promote innovative entrepreneurship and the development of new technologies, governance, transparency, and impact on citizen quality of life. For this reason, municipalities should focus their efforts on collection of local data and their responsible use. This report is relevant and strategic for the government to guarantee fair, ethical, effective, efficient and progressive public policies. It also offers an invaluable opportunity for the authorities to consider the adoption of the indicators used in this report in assessing their smart city performance and progress. We believe this report will inform smart city policy and practice in Brazilian cities. Keywords Smart Cities; Sustainable Urban Development; Knowledge-Based Development; Environmental Metrics; Brazil; Australia; cities;

PRODUÇÕES TÉCNICAS EN/PT Citylivinglab - Available online 9 may 2022 Socioeconomic profile of Caxias do Sul 2021 Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Cíntia Paese Giacomello, Bianca Libardi, Catiane Borsatto, Rafael de Lucena Perini, Suane de Atayde Moschen, Suélen Bebber EN/PT DOI: Abstract In producing this socioeconomic profile, we analyze Caxias do Sul's social and economic structure. We highlight throughout the material the qualities of Caxias do Sul, presenting it as a favorable environment to live with quality of life and develop business. This publication consolidates diverse information about Caxias do Sul and serves as a reference to support investment decisions, policy formulation, inform visitors and the public about the assets and liabilities of the municipality, and its socioeconomic facts. The magazine Socioeconomic Profile of Caxias do Sul aims to present to the community the aspects that most stand out in the city. Thematic axes have been defined, and, based on them, the primary data obtained from official sources are presented. Historical series and comparisons with state and national data allow us to position Caxias do Sul in relation to other places. The responsibility for data collection and analysis lies with the Citylivinglab team, a research group from the Graduate Program in Administration at the University of Caxias do Sul. The publication is based on secondary data, and all sources are cited throughout the magazine. We have always used the most recent data available.