TOURISM, TERRITORY AND URBANIZATION: A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE CASE OF ANGRA DOS REIS AND THE TOURISTIC REGION OF COSTA VERDE (RJ)

Abstract

This article deals with an analysis of the historical process of territorialisation of tourism in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. The main goal was to present the role of tourism in the organization of Angra dos Reis from the perspective of tourism urbanization and its effects on local territorial policies. As a consequence, some social problems arising from the installation of tourism, such as the creation of territorial enclaves, socio-spatial segregation and the privatization of public spaces, were revisited. The results derived from a large and continuous analysis of the municipal legislation in relation to empirical observations on the practice of tourism in Angra dos Reis in the last ten years.