O Mapa do Turismo brasileiro e a caracterização de municípios alagoanos classificados como “A” e “D”

Abstract

Tourism can mean the movement of one or more people from their place(s) of origin, for a determined period of time, with different purposes, whether domestic (in the country) or international (outside the country of origin), in different categories (leisure, cultural, adventure, gastronomic, business, religious, among others) and focused on experiences, but always related to the services and/or products offered. For this study, the objective is to characterize municipalities in Alagoas state classified as “A” and “D”, using the Tourism Map as a oficial parameter. The guiding theory was based on the following themes about tourism: attractions and infrastructure. The methodological design characterizes the study as a qualitative approach, whose data - all secondary - collected were from websites and portals that deal with tourism and its scope, within the classification of the Tourism Map that goes from “A” (tourism infrastructure plus well classified) to “E” (lowest level of qualification), two municipalities were intentionally selected: one “A” (Maceió) - where there are few municipalities in this stratum - and another “D” (Paripueira) - stratum of the majority of municipalities in Alagoas . The results indicate that the main factor that motivates the differences between being “A” or “D” is the tourist infrastructure.