Fonte: Journal of Tourism & Development; n. 19 (2013); 111-133
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Resumo: In contemporary tourism activity is based on the search for a closer relationship between visitors and the places that have a spiritual and emotional significance to a particular community, being considered representative of the memory and identity. The goal is to provide leisure situations, learning and socio-cultural exchange. This article offers some insights into the relationship between tourism and cultural place of memory, focusing on analysis of the barracks of bumba-meu-boi in São Luís, Maranhão. For the construction of the theoretical basis of the study were used notions of cultural heritage, memory and identity. We used a literature search and field work in order to reflect on the opportunities and challenges in the transformation of shacks bumba-meu-boi in places of tourist visitation. It was found that the shacks, as support for the expression of the bumba-meu-boi, can contribute to the enrichment of the relationship between tourists and shareholders through balanced planning of the cultural offer, based on the assumptions of sustainability.
