Serra do Itaqueri (São Paulo, Brazil): From a tourist circuit to the historical landscape of production

Abstract

The research proposes to study the transformations that have occurred in a group of cities that are part of the “Circuito da Serra do Itaqueri”, since its creation, using as an articulating vector of reading the railway line of the Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro, implemented in 1868 to the present day. It seeks to analyze the relationship between heritage, in particular, the railway industry and tourism and its effects on the territory and human relations, as well as the effectiveness of tourist planning actions and local policies for cultural preservation. The methodology will be qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and empirical. The methodology will be qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and empirical. As a result, it is expected to contribute to the improvement of methodologies for reading and apprehending the territories studied, based on the cultural assets recognized by the inhabitants and the framing of this set as a historical landscape of production, in addition to proposing a reflection on the importance of the cultural component in future cultural-tourism planning policies.

Keywords: Historical Landscape of production, tourist circuit, railway, heritage.