Variations in (re)production of space by the traditional communities from Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brasil

Abstract

This document presents the results of research conducted in communities located inside the National Park of Lençóis Maranhenses (PNLM), a Protection Conservation Unit. The aim was to understand the traditional ways of living in these communities, analyzing their interaction with the environment, income-generating activities and social permanence relations in the territory. The daily life of these communities has seen transformations due to restrictions on certain activities and the entry of new markets, such as tourism, and growing real estate interests. Using semi-structured interviews and participant observation, conducted in four communities near the coastline to the east of Barreirinhas city, namely Canto do Atins, Ponta do Mangue, Santo Inácio and Atins it was found that they share a similar approach in relation to nature, linked to the tourist market and to the fishing cultural identity, but facing challenges to their permanence.