Fonte: Journal of Tourism & Development; v. 2, n. 13,14 (2010); 633-644
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Resumo: The current work aims to identify, based on two different cultures, Brazilian and Portuguese, the similarities between them. Firstly, it shall be focused the alimentation, and secondly, a link of the gastronomy with the touristic activity. Recently, these cultures haven’t had a relation colonizer-colonized anymore, and new kinds of communication are now highlighted, with the touristic activity among them. Recognizing the Portuguese inheritance to the history of alimentation in Brazil, and transforming this factor in a touristic product, the purpose of this work was the creation of a Gastronomic Itinerary for Portuguese people. This was achieved by the conduction of a qualitative research utilizing focus group technique developed with Portuguese Tourists which have been in Brazil, followed by content analysis.