METROPLIZATION AND TOURISM MOBILITIES IN/BETWEEN SÃO PAULO AND BAIXADA SANTISTA IN PANDEMIC TIMES

Abstract

This article is based on the recognition that there is an imbricated relationship between urbanization, metropolization and tourism, which, therefore, guides the analysis about the consequences of the pandemic of COVID-19 on the tourism of São Paulo and Baixada Santista. More than simply reflecting on the amounts involved, it seeks to qualify the debate beyond a supposed cause and effect relationship, considering the complexity underlying the theme and the case studies. Assuming that the urban context between São Paulo and Baixada Santista has many parallels in Brazil and in the world, this study contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon of tourism in complex metropolitan dynamics. The development of certain practices under the umbrella of “pandemic tourism” indicates an accommodation in the narrative and dynamics of tourism today, despite the seriousness and uncertainties about the consequences of the pandemic.