Resende Costa: turismo como opção de desenvolvimento na capital mineira do artesanato têxtil

Abstract

Tourism is a constant activity in Resende Costa/MG, with visitors who arrive in the city participating in the circuit of historic cities in the region. The tradition of handlooms has turned the city into one of the most visited places by tourists the demand for textile craft products to the point where it is recognized by the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais as the capital of Minas Gerais for textile crafts, an honorary title and badge granted through State Law Nº. 23,770/2021. The great relevance and importance of textile crafts for our culture and way of life has largely determined the success of its economy. However, such a situation was not always like this and for many years the textile industry emerged as a form of subsistence for the local population and sales were concentrated only to wholesalers and small groups who frequented the city. In this sense, this study sought to analyze the handicraft production of fabrics in the city of Resende Costa/MG and its relationship with the tourist practices in the municipality, seeking to analyze the economic and social development generated by the action of tourism, which in the local case, is linked to the production and commercialization of textile handicrafts, focusing on the socioeconomic issues established from the handicrafts produced in the city. as well as the impacts on the dynamics of the municipality. In order to achieve the objectives, bibliographic research and documentary analysis were designed for a contextualization of the situation studied. The research carried out proves and responds to its general objective. Tourism in Resende Costa/MG is directly related to the valorization of the production of textile crafts and grows at a speed modulated by the growing demand for craft products. This cycle of growth is being very well understood by the local population, who understand and practice every day the idea that tourism and crafts are important to continue growing socioeconomically, but above all as a way of maintaining a dignified life in the city where they were born and grew up.