A importância da indústria do turismo religioso para o desenvolvimento de Itapetininga

Abstract

The tourist activity is an important segment for the social, economic and cultural life of a people, a community. Generates jobs and income, allows the improvement of infrastructure and the development of the locality. One of its most important is religious tourism. The faith from the beginning moves people from one place to another, seeking to satisfy their spiritual needs, an encounter with the divine and the sacred, among many other manifestations. The objective of this study was to elaborate a diagnosis for Religious Tourism in the city of Itapetininga, State of São Paulo. The method used was the Annotated Paraconsistent Logic (Et), a type of non-classic logic that admits the truth and contradiction in the same proposition. The propositions were created according to the bibliographic review and answered by six experts formed by entrepreneurs, researchers, and public authorities. The results indicate that the city of Itapetininga has an inclination for agribusiness, has the potential to religious tourism, it is necessary to develop the quality of care for food services, hotel, car rental, travel agencies, develop policies to increase the knowledge of cultural center of the city, as positive points include the organization of religious celebrations and religious culture of the city.