Turismo e quintais urbanos na Cidade de Goiás (GO) : novos usos e apropriações

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the contemporary backyards of the historic center of the City of Goiás, a territory that has lost its function as a simple backyard, not yet studied, and that responds to the specificities of the historical landscape of Goiás, as part of the process of cultural formation. happened in the middle of the cerrado biome. It is understood that it is essential to know the landscape heritage contained within the walls of historic buildings, where cultural processes allow the coexistence of two subjects in each space, residents, and tourists, recreating another way of life that raises investigations. The work adopts the perspective of varied qualitative information and on-site observations. In this context, it is essential to understand the symbolic power of another aesthetic present in the urban backyards of the historic city of Goiás. Consequently, the first phase of the research proceeded from the bibliographic survey, resorted to reading about the territory as a category of geographical analysis, and how the tourist activity appropriates this category, with emphasis on authors who research the tourist territory: Almada (2018), Costa and Steinke (2013), Cruz (2003; 2001), Fratucci (2014), Gomes (2019), Knafou (1996), Santos (2013; 2014). In the conceptual part about backyards, it was essential to read the following scholars: Almeira (2016), Araújo and Palhares (2018), Carneiro, Pereira e Silva (2017), Coelho (2001), Cordero (2018), Dourado (2004), Gonçalves (1996), Silva, Anjos e Anjos (2016), among others. The most relevant results for the intended objectives were: the cuisine and gastronomy represent valuable resources for the reinforcement of the territorial image of the investigated backyards, the cafés/bistros of the City of Goiás can be identified as informal spaces of socialization and leisure; the gastronomic guide of the destination shows the importance of backyards for tourism in the city; the cafes are places for the appreciation of locally based art; the attractiveness of the cafés and bistros in the city of Goiás lies in its gastronomy, art and literature; the backyards are used to promote soirees, get-togethers, lunches and even for a moment of rest for regulars. The most important conclusions are urban backyards are important components of the tourist destination, however, the tourist use causes threats to the history of the place and, in the opposite way, generates employment and income opportunities; and that the spaces investigated have, in their management, a strong female presence, showing the strength of women in business in the city of Goiás, that is, they are women entrepreneurs.