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- Title
TURISMO RELIGIOSO: ESTUDO DO IMPACTO ECONÔMICO DO CÍRIO DE NAZARÉ NA CIDADE DE BELÉM, PARÁ.
- Authors
da Silva, Glauce Vitor; Pontes, Altem Nascimento; Alves Batalha, Sarah Suely; de Sena Bentes, Roberto
- Abstract
The second Sunday of October marks the important pilgrimage known as the Círio de Nazaré, which takes place in Belém, capital of the state of Pará. The Círio de Nazaré is a religious event that attracts a growing number of pilgrims each year, including the faithful, as well as tourists and visitors, boosting the economic sector of the state. This article aims to broaden the discussion about the economic aspect, highlighting the tourism activity and its incentives to increase revenue in the state of Pará during the Círio de Nazaré. To understand the impact generated on the economy, a survey was carried out of the available data in the reports prepared by the DIEESE-PA and the festival committee, in the period 2007 to 2012. A very strong correlation (r > 0.9 , P < 0.001) was found between the number of tourists and the evolution of expenditure, in millions of dollars, in the state of Pará, which reflects the importance of religious tourism to the economic sector of the state. Representing the Círio from an economic perspective therefore means linking its contributions to the generation of local income.
- Publication
Turismo: Visão e Ação, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 2, p273
- ISSN
1415-6393
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14210/rtva.v16n2.p273