Turismo e interpretação do patrimônio cultural: São Miguel das Missões - Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil

Abstract

Exploratory research on the interpretation of the cultural heritage of São Miguel das Missões (Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil)on the field of cultural tourism. Basead on bibliographical an documental research, in loco visits, observation, data registration of the spot and interviews, with representatives from IPHAN and from the Secretaria Municipal de Turismo. The work, in the theoretical part, deals with conceptual aspects of the cultural heritage and with the relationship between tourism and the interpretation of this heritage. On the field research, the work describes and analyses the ocurrency of the interpretation of the cultural heritage on the spot, based on the interpretative model of Stela Maris Murta and Brian Goodey. It concludes that there is not a plan and the interpretative actions were done in an isolated way. There is a real necessity of a specific cultural and environmental interpretative planning towards the preservation of the heritage, the development of the cultural tourism and the local and regional sustentability. Hence, the work proposes, as a contribution, course of actions.