Atana Notes

Short pieces on creative-economy policy in Latin America

Concise analyses (4–6 minutes) that translate findings from Atana's open data corpus into policy implications. Published bi-monthly in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Cadence: bi-monthly
Languages: PT · EN · ES
Data source: atana-data (CC BY 4.0)

Coming next

Note #02 — The Two Creative Time Zones, a primer for the agentic era. Targeted for Week 21 (late May 2026). The Atana framework revisited against the 2025 music data — IFPI Global Music Report 2026 + Spotify Loud & Clear 2026, queried directly from md:atana.unctad.*.

Note #04 — A genealogia institucional da economia criativa no Brasil. Targeted for Week 22 (early June 2026). A close reading of the LexML corpus: 269 acts, 1998–2026, and what they tell us about how "creative economy" entered Brazilian policy vocabulary — without producing structural reform.

Note #05 — Mexico, the dormant giant of LATAM creative trade. Targeted for Week 24.

Note #06 — Brazilian Funk and the Authenticity Paradox. Targeted for Week 26.