Abstract:
Tourism is an activity that promotes the displacement of people, who seek to visit new places and obtain new experiences, a search for pleasure. Thus, it can be said that tourist activity is a factor in the development of local communities, contributing to local development, which can be understood as the search for the quality of life of a given community, with the individuals who compose it an effective participation in the entire process. As an object of study, Ilha do Mel was approached, an important tourist attraction in the state of Paraná, where two Conservation Units are located, which have restrictive administrative guidelines to maintain environmental preservation concomitant with cultural interactions promoted by tourism. Thus, the objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between tourism and the cultural dynamics of the native community of Ilha do Mel - PR. The methodology used was a qualitative approach, whose research instruments were individual and collective interviews, participant observation and documentary research. It was concluded that tourism is related to cultural dynamics through cultural exchanges.
Key-words:
tourism; cultural heritage; caiçara culture; Ilha do Mel