Um olhar sobre os impactos da atividade portuária do Pecém no turismo da praia da Taíba –CE

Abstract

This paper discusses the performance of port activity of the Port of Pecém Industrial Complex in the tourist on Taiba beach, located at São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará. It consists in a social analysis of the community behavior with regard to Pecém Port arrival, with the goal to collect the main negative impacts resulting from port activity, identify the community inserting process in relation to the new economic activities and the benefits the port activity has made to native population. In orderto grant subsidies to the conceptual base of the research, exploratory and descriptive researches were made characterized as field researches. In June, 2014, some structured interviews were made to the City Hall, shopkeepers, and the community of Taíba toachieve the goals.Data is analyzed in a qualitative way and result that the community is interested in the progress port activity can bring, such as professional qualification opportunities, job and income generation and natural advances of a port city,always aiming the improvement of life quality.