Percepção Ambiental Da Geodiversidade Da Área Urbana Do Município Do Uiramutã, Estado De Roraima
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Geotourism has become a strategic tool for the development of tourism in various areas of the world. It demonstrates the value of geodiversity and the abiotic elements of natural heritage in the form of tourist attractions. In Uiramutã, a municipality in the state of Roraima, Brazil, with the largest indigenous population in the country (96.6%), geodiversity tourist attractions are commonly used to promote tourism in Roraima. This research is justified by the real possibility of implementing tourism in the region. It aims to analyze the perception of urban dwellers (including the Uiramutã and Makunaíma indigenous communities) about their understanding of geotourism and the way tourism is currently developed in the region. A semi-structured questionnaire was carried out with ten interviewees, and word clouds were produced to facilitate interpretation. The interviewees perceive the geodiversity (mountains, waterfalls, and rivers) that surrounds them as having strong symbolic value, which refers to the sacred for indigenous communities. Tourism is seen as a way of attracting financial resources for local development, although the indigenous communities are still in the processing how tourism has been carried out.
Source: Caminhos de Geografia
DOI: 10.14393/rcg2778263
Language: English
Subfield: Geology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7154915582