Altos da Serramar agrotourism network: an alternative for sustainable local development in the Macaé river-basin, RJ, Brazil?

• Autor(a) principal: Mattos, Cristiane Passos de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Caldas, Lia Carneiro, Azevedo, Alice Sá Rego de, Escamilha, Isabela Melone, Mesquita, Giuliana Mota de, Peixoto, Elaine Lopes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Vértices (Campos dos Goitacazes. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/15526
• topic: Tourism; Sustainability; Macaé; Altos da Serramar; sustainability; Turismo; Sustentabilidad; Macaé; Altos da Serra Mar; sustentabilidad; Turismo; Sustentabilidade; Macaé; Altos da Serramar; Sustentabilidade

The notion of sustainability associated with tourism planning has been increasingly common, especially in discussions about models of socioeconomic development that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The high course of the Macaé river basin (Brazil), the focal area of ​​nature protection policies, has experienced, since the 1970s, an expressive growth in tourist activity. In this region, the Altos da Serramar agrotourism network, formed by dozens of rural landowners, was organized through local leadership. Inspired by this problem, the article aimed to investigate to what extent the constitution and operationalization of this network can be understood as a sustainable alternative for the socioeconomic development of the Macaé River basin. The methodology involved a literature review, participant observation and visits to properties during 2019. The results indicate a significant potential of the network to stimulate sustainable development in the study region.