The use of cartography in geographical approaches, notably in those focused on territorial discussions, is gaining more and more importance. However, the use of technical maps still prevails, which often act to hinder its use and appropriation by traditional communities. Based on this assumption, this article seeks to show that, in addition to technical cartography, there are other methodologies, which should also be used, in both elaboration and representation of territories, such as the participatory mapping. For that, some recommendations and suggestions are presented in this paper, aiming to subsidize the application and the collaboration of maps, through the mentioned methodology. These suggestions and contributions are the result of both theoretical debates and in loci observations, in workshops held in traditional communities of Brazilian Amazonia. From these discussions, it is concluded that the adoption of participatory mapping in the process of valuing and understanding the knowledge of traditional communities is of great value, in addition to serving as a subsidy for the claims of rights of both appropriation and possession of the territory.
This article aims to make an analysis about the way of life, through the participatory mapping of the Brazilian Amazon traditional communities, having as objects of study the communities of Cachoeira and Boa Vista, located in the municipality of São Caetano de Odivelas (Pará, Amazonia, Brazil). Thus, this paper presents both the economic aspects of natural resources management ‒ mainly fishing ‒ and the natural and cultural attractions of these communities, whose can be used for the development of community-based tourism (CBT) as a means of generating income. To do so, participatory mapping application workshops were held, as a methodology to bring together community representatives to plot productive, cultural, leisure, conflict and natural information. The mapping products generated will certainly contribute to a better understanding of territorial planning in the communities studied.
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