Banca de DEFESA: ALYSSON DE MELO ARAUJO

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STUDENT : ALYSSON DE MELO ARAUJO
DATE: 08/09/2021
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Webconferência
TITLE:

XINGÓ DESTINATION: TERRITORIAL REACH AND THE ACTION OF TOURISTIFICATION

AGENTS

KEY WORDS:

Tourism. Territory. Touristification. Tourist Destination. Xingó.

PAGES: 156
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUMMARY:

Tourism has the power to change, (re)produce and (re)organize the territories in which it
is inserted, which occurs through a process of tourism territorialisation. This process
makes the spaces that are appropriated by tourism to undergo several types of
modifications. The territory under the touristification process takes on different meanings
for tourists and market agents, which requires the State to act as a mediator to, among
other objectives, seek solutions to potential socio-spatial problems that may arise in the 

destination. It is understood in this study that the territorialisation of space by tourism is
significantly guided by the uses that the tourist makes of geographic space, leading to the
constitution of territories of interest for tourism. The Xingó tourist destination, object of
study of this dissertation, is located in a confluence area between the states of Alagoas
and Sergipe, in Brazil’s north-east. This area has undergone significant socio-spatial and
economic changes since 1994, when the Xingó Hydroelectric Plant (UHE) was
inaugurated. Since then, with growing private investments in tourism, the destination has
developed considerably, reaching parts of the territory of five municipalities. With the
possibilities of experiences that are offered by Xingó, the destination has become a major
force that has spread tourism to regions that are situated far from the coast of Alagoas
and Sergipe, working as a differential against the “Sun and Sea” coastal offer. This work
aims to understand the territorialisation of the Xingó destination, with emphasis on the
role played by tourists in the use of the destination's territory, that is, the territory that
has been effectively used by tourists. The study adopted a qualitative, descriptive,
explanatory and exploratory approach, with the use of direct field observation,
photographic record, analysis of remote images from Google Earth, and application of
questionnaires. Results provide evidence that tourists who visit the destination are
motivated by a combination of natural and cultural attractions. The use of the territory
carried out by tourists extends spatially beyond the two cities that act as the gateway to
the destination – Piranhas-AL and Canindé de São Francisco-SE –, forming a destination
zone. It was also found that market actions related to the touristification process show
some divergence in relation to the territory that has been actually used by tourists.
Finally, it was also verified that the government has played only a minor role toward the
touristification process of the Xingó destination.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - AGUINALDO CÉSAR FRATUCCI - UFF
Presidente - 1121307 - LINDEMBERG MEDEIROS DE ARAUJO
Interno - 1188049 - PAULO ROGERIO DE FREITAS SILVA