A cidade de Piranhas - AL como objeto de ensino geográfico

Abstract

The São Francisco River has been exploited for centuries for economic activities, providing the origin and development of dozens of cities along its banks, such as the city of Piranhas in the Alagoas backlands. He northeastern territory is the fruit of socio-spatial relations between the various peoples who inhabited and inhabited the space, so its roots are linked to events arising from the territory where they are inserted, and an indispensable object for the emergence of new social relations was the river São Francisco. In this context, we sought to understand the role of the São Francisco River in the territorial formation of the city of Piranhas over time, a relationship that begins in the period of colonization and remains until today, a reflection on the use of the waters of the São Francisco River for the generation of electricity, as well as how this contributed to the transformation of the landscape and development of the city, we seek to identify the current situation of the São Francisco River, and what impact it has on the riverine population and local tourism. A qualitative and quantitative research is also carried out in order to contribute to the analysis of the development and economic situation of the city, seeking to understand how the population is affected by the reductions in flow of the São Francisco, as well as how the same impact on tourism. Through the research carried out, significant results were obtained for the understanding of the accelerated growth of the population, this growth motivated by the construction of the hydroelectric plant of Xingó of the CHESF group, the disordered increase of the population, added to the water scarcity and reduction of the flow of the São Francisco in Piranhas - AL caused the increase of unemployment in the municipality. The elaboration of this work is linked to the lack of information on geographic aspects such as Climate, Culture, Economy, Urbanization and others on the part of students, so that through it they can obtain the minimum information necessary to understand their origins.