%0 Journal Article %T O Mercado interno na Am¨¦rica portuguesa: "exclusivo" metropolitano do com¨¦rcio colonial e os "descaminhos do sal" na Capitania de S£¿o Paulo na primeira metade do s¨¦culo XVIII %A Vitorino %A Artur Jos¨¦ Renda %A Rizzi %A Diego Danilo %J Estudos Econ£¿micos (S£¿o Paulo) %D 2012 %I Instituto de Pesquisas Econ?micas da FEA-USP %R 10.1590/S0101-41612012000400007 %X this article aims to analyze the trading activities of francisco pinheiro, portuguese merchant of wholesale trade, and his commercial agents in the captaincy of s£¿o paulo in the first half of the xviiith century, with the salt trade, monopolized product by the portuguese crown. however, the salt contract offered to your agency more embarrassment than a secure way to amass wealth, as he faced competition from illegal "owners of the salt" in the region and the interference of municipalities in his business. %K regional history %K commercial exclusive %K salt %K colonial s£¿o paulo. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-41612012000400007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en