TOURISM AND COVID-19 IN PARÁ: ECONOMIC DIVERSITY AND RE-GIONAL PUBLIC POLICIES BASED ON THE PANDEMIC IMPACT

Abstract

The territorial diversity in the state of Pará, made the Covid-19 pandemic caused and imposed specific situations on tourism in its sub-regions. In this regard, considering a production of tourist space approach, in a pandemic context, this work analyzes the par-ticularities of Covid-19 impacts in the state of Pará tourist regions during 2020: Metro-politan Region of Belém, Campos do Marajó, Baixo Tapajós, and Carajás. In all four regions Covid-19 impacts are presented, as on transport flows and events in Tapajós Region; contradictory data of Covid-19 pandemic in Carajás region from restaurants, food service establishments, and hotels; and the impacts on jobs, hospitality sector are presented, as well as on the events sector on Metropolitan Region of Belém and Campos Marajó, Finally, the Covid-19 pandemic main impacts are pointed out by the agents in-terviewed in these last two regions. Based on statistical data from institutions that col-lect periodic information, it is concluded that in all the regions selected for tourism im-pacts analysis, there was a significant indebtedness of the sector during 2020, despite the measures adopted by the state of Pará to resolve those impacts. However, the low level of capital in these establishments and the lack of a forecast of a full resumption of activities by agents in the sector have prevented the resumption of tourism in the territo-ry of Pará.