Banca de DEFESA: RAQUEL BARBOSA DA SILVA

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STUDENT : RAQUEL BARBOSA DA SILVA
DATE: 01/12/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Instituto Multidisciplinar, Auditório da pós-graduação
TITLE:

From image improvment to commodification: the production of tourist space in Visconde de Mauá/RJ-MG

KEY WORDS:

Commodification of space; tourism geography; tourist image, cultural tourism, Visconde de Mauá.

PAGES: 186
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUBÁREA: Geografia Humana
SPECIALTY: Geografia Econômica
SUMMARY:

Tourism, as it is one of the most important economic activities in the contemporary world and drives significant socio-spatial transformations, becomes an indispensable phenomenon to be understood by geographic science. In this context, the concept of geographic space was used to understand the strategies created in order to commodify the tourist space. Having said that, the present work aimed to understand the socio-spatial transformations, arising from tourism, in the region of Visconde de Mauá, which extends between the municipalities of Resende and Itatiaia, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and Bocaina de Minas, in the state of Minas Gerais. General, covering the period from 1970 to the present. Before becoming one of the main tourist destinations in the state of Rio de Janeiro, this region was the scene of various activities and inhabited by different social actors. Located in the Mantiqueira mountain range, this area's economy, until the 1970s, was basically associated with agricultural activities, being, in the following years, replaced by the tourist activity that predominates to this day. The study seeks, with its specific objectives, to understand the power relations in the production of tourist space, which elements are appropriated and created by tourism to be commodified and which relationships and conflicts are established between different social actors. To this end, the research was based on a broad bibliographical survey, analysis of specialized sources, interviews with the different actors that make up this space, in addition to fieldwork in the four villages in the region, namely: village of Visconde de Mauá/RJ, village of Maromba/RJ, town of Maringá/RJ and town of Maringá/MG. It was noticed that this region has important natural and cultural heritage that was appropriated by the practice of tourism. Furthermore, it was found that the organization and management of this activity are oriented from an economic perspective, often unrelated to socio-environmental issues. In this way, it was understood that an inclusive tourism model is necessary, which serves all social actors, as only then will the idea of development be present in the region.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 3056583 - CLEBER MARQUES DE CASTRO
Interna - 1177632 - MIRIAM DE OLIVEIRA SANTOS
Externo à Instituição - REINALDO TADEU BOSCOLO PACHECO - USP