Paisagem e o turismo : uma análise da percepção dos moradores do Município do Uiramutã-RR

Abstract

Within the scenery of the state of Roraima, the Uiramutã has a prominent role for the innumerable beauties that it shelters in its territory. This has highlighted ancient facts and current realities, mainly by those who envisage converting it into a tourist route. Knowing that tourism and the landscape are inseparable elements, since this depends on the perception of the individuals on that one. The landscape reveals much of the local reality, because it implies the values attributed by people to their elements, and this valuation is a reflection of their experiences and experiences. In speaking about the landscape, Rosendehal (1998) states that it is a compound of forms, both physical and cultural. In this sense, the present study aimed to analyze the Uiramutã-RR residents' perception of the landscape and the practice of tourism. To this end, a methodological approach was sought, methods and techniques that managed to reach the objectivities and subjectivities of the residents of Uiramutã. Hence, the Content Analysis technique was chosen to interpret the data. For the collection, two instruments were used, the interview and questionnaires whose results are part of the body of this work. From the data obtained, it was verified that the inhabitants' perception of landscape and tourism is a reflection of the phenomena they experienced in past and present time. Thus, in their statements, the interviewees show that the value attributed by them to the place is not limited only to the seat of the municipality, but encompasses the entire territory, including TIRSS, since the landscape that awakens feelings and creates bonds outside demarcated.