As transformações na organização espacial do bairro de Cruz das Almas – Maceió – Alagoas

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the transformations that occurred in the spatial organization of the Cruz das Almas neighborhood, in the city of Maceió, Alagoas, seeking to demonstrate these changes, thus explaining what existed in the space before the neighborhood's urbanization process, the first residents of the region , the perspectives and above all the construction at the beginning of the Jardim Beira Mar Housing Complex. We highlight that the complex was inaugurated in 1967, built by the Companhia de Habitação Popular, being the pioneering landmark of the area, thus having fundamental importance in the transformations that took place in the spatial organization that occurred. Two interesting particularities are the fact that it is the first housing complex built in the state of Alagoas and the streets in the complex are named after the municipalities in Alagoas, with their respective names. Before its actual construction, the area of the complex was essentially occupied by farms full of coconut trees. Therefore, I reinforce that this work aims to clarify the initial processes regarding the genesis of the Cruz das Almas neighborhood, the transformations that have occurred over the years in its urban space and the historical importance of the housing complex in question in the development of the neighborhood. We seek to analyze the agents responsible for the production of space in this area, with the time frame starting from 1967 to the present day. To compose the analyzes inherent to the work in question, literature reviews and bibliographical surveys were carried out, with the book, “The urban space”, by Roberto Lobato Corrêa, being the basic methodological theoretical reference used for the development of such an undertaking.