2022-11-012022-11-012022-08-12CARVALHO, Claudia Regina Rosal; PAPANIKOLOPOULOS, Ólivar Pedro Alves Moraes; CAMPOS, Flávia Rezende. A evolução do setor sucroenergético no sudoeste goiano e a formação do polo de crescimento econômico. Revista de Economia do Centro-Oeste, Goiânia, v. 7, n. 1, p. 38–68, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/reoeste/article/view/73716. Acesso em: 1 nov. 2022.e- 2447-231Xhttp://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/21534This article aims to discuss the evolution of the sugar-energy sector and the socioeconomic characteristics of this sector in southwest Goiás, based on Perroux's theory of poles. Through a bibliographic survey and a qualitative analysis, the data available at IMB, IBGE and SEFAZ-GO were evaluated. It was found that the socioeconomic conditions of the municipalities in the planning region of southwest Goiás served as elements of attraction for the sugar-energy industry, whose process of establishment and evolution of the activity ended up generating polarizing effects, inferring that this sector can be characterized as the driving industry of the region.porAcesso AbertoPolos regionaisIndústria sucroenergéticaSudoeste goianoRegional hubsSugar-energy industrySouthwest GoiásArtigohttps://doi.org/ 10.5216/reoeste.v7i1.73716