Meu Igarassu: um olhar de pertencimento por meio de uma proposta de turismo cidadão

Abstract

Igarassu has great tourist and historical potential for Pernambuco and the region. But even considering this potential, this work raises questions about the reasons that lead the city not to present an adequate development of tourist activity, mainly with actions that involve its residents, and aims to propose a project that can contribute to change this scenario. In this way, the objective is to make the residents develop tourism and leisure practices in Igarassu, helping them to recognize the potential of their municipality and better understand the history behind each monument and cultural manifestations in the city, making them come to participate in the city's tourist activities and thus value it. In order to gather information from residents, an online survey was carried out on the visiting habits of tourist attractions, as well as their views on tourist activity in Igarassu. From this, failures in communication between the public management responsible for the dissemination of tourist activity in the region and the population were identified, and in the dissemination of these attractions. Taking into account the theme of Citizen Tourism, which is based on the proposal that a place has to be good and pleasant, firstly, for the inhabitants themselves, and consequently, it will also be good for its visitors, thus, the main target of this proposal is the residents of Igarassu, in order to help them perceive the city as a space for leisure, rest and adventure, making the residents build a differentiated experience with the place and that they live and can develop a feeling of belonging to the place.