ABSTRACT
This paper reflects on the territorial formation of the new west of São Paulo at the end of XIX century and beginning of XX century, seeking to identify some dominant structures such as the process of the town creation, building of railway networks and organization of the settlements. These structures were interpreted by historical agents, during various periods in the past, by means of dominant social representations of the territory, attributed to naturalized meaning and immanent to the region and defining of crucial agents for its constitution.
Keywords:
São Paulo; Territory, West, City, Railway