Turismo, hospitalidade e amorosidade : os sujeitos-devotos do Círio de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré em Belém do Pará

Abstract

This master thesis aims to identify the traits of the hospitality and amorousness involved with the devoted individuals of Círio de Nazaré and its link with Belém do Pará Tourism. In theoretical terms, the research is based on four research fields: Tourism, Hospitality, Amorosity and Religiosity. The qualitative and exploratory research designs were employed as a methodological orientation, using the methodological strategy of the ‘Cartography of Knowledge’ which involves contemporary investigative practices with the transdisciplinary approach and, therefore, strategics for research in Tourism. The field research period, that involves the devoted individuals, took place at the 223rd edition of the Círio de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré Festival, which took place in Belém do Pará, in the year 2016. As a mark of hospitality and amorousness, what can be highlighted is: The recognition of the importance of living with difference, by the multiplicity of subjects participating in the event; the reference to the sentiment of fraternity and family relations, in connection with Nossa Senhora; The plural feature of the event, which has been becoming more complex throughout history, in such a way as to create space for all interested parties to manifest themselves, regardless of conditions and characteristics; The acknowledgment of the city transformation, an energy that changes Belém and creates an energy field that involves all those who transit it in the period; The allusion to Christmas seems to signal the recognition of a intrinsic love to the process, which can also be seen as devotion.