Traditional Feasts Surrounding Boiadeira Road in Paraná: a potential for rural tourism

Abstract

Due to the increasing urbanization of the countryside, among other things, large properties expanded on small farmers who were selling their goods and moving to the city. Amidst this scenario, many family-based farmers still reside in the countryside with difficulties. That is the reality of the communities around the Boiadeira Road in the state of Paraná, where farmers still alive the traditions of their ancestors as religious festivals, county fairs, gastronomic feasts and other representations of their way of life. The related work aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing the tourist track along the BR-487, known as Road Boiadeira. For the research, the methodology adopted was to descriptive and exploratory research with qualitative research characteristics. In the first stage was carried out bibliographic review in books and specialized journal articles. In the second stage of field research was conducted in order to collect data on communities using systematic observation techniques, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. It has been observed as a result that communities and their traditional festivals have features that enable the implementation of tourist track surrounding the Boiadeira Road. However, for it to be successful structured readjustments there are still necessary in each community. It is believed that the development of the roadmap will help keep alive the cultural traditions of each locality.