O papel histórico do Grande Hotel para o desenvolvimento do turismo de negócios de Cuiabá (MT) - Brasil

Abstract

This research on the historical role of the Grande Hotel in the development of business tourism in Cuiabá (MT) - BRAZIL was primarily motivated by the lack of scientific production on the hotel establishment, focusing on its importance for the development of business tourism during the period it was in operation in Cuiabá ? Mato Grosso, a gap that still needs to be filled. The present investigation aims to analyze and interpret the historical role of the Grande Hotel in the development of business tourism in Cuiabá - Mato Grosso, in order to answer the question: how did the Grande Hotel contribute to the development of business tourism in Cuiabá (MT)? The Grande Hotel, inaugurated in the 1940s, was part of the political context of March to the West, embodying the Estado Novo policy of interiorization, modernization, and tourism development, addressing issues relevant to the political climate of Mato Grosso. Exploratory research employed a qualitative methodological approach anchored in the historical-hermeneutic method, integrating bibliographic and documentary research. As a result, it was proven that the Grande Hotel contributed, as a privileged space of commercial hospitality, to welcoming merchants and businessmen who came to Cuiabá, and was also the place where many deals were closed. Thus, this research aims to contribute to the scientific production on the historical role of the Grande Hotel in the development of business tourism in Cuiabá (MT), which can be accessed by public agents, members of the tourism and hospitality sector, researchers and academics interested in understanding the importance of the Grande Hotel and its connection with the development of business tourism, heritage preservation and the memory of the city. Given the importance of business tourism and commercial hospitality for the development of the municipality of Cuiabá (MT), the scientific production in question proves to be relevant, pertinent, and appropriate. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]