Open AccessGeotouristic Tour by the Historic Center of the Rio de Janeiro City: Geopoetics by the curves of carioca waters
Author(s) -
Bernardo Perrota,
Luiza Corral Martins de Oliveira Ponciano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
terr@ plural
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1982-095X
pISSN - 1981-6537
DOI - 10.5212/terraplural.v.15.2114539.010
Subject(s) - geodiversity , urbanization , geotourism , geography , cultural heritage , archaeology , tourism , biodiversity , ecology , biology
The landscape of Rio de Janeiro manifests a controversial relationship between urbanization and geodiversity, which can be unveiled through geotouristic tours around the city. The local geodiversity set limits and provided possibilities for the occupation of the city, as observed in the transformations during its urbanization and in the presence of rocks and fossils of different origins in the local buildings and monuments. To stimulate the conservation and dissemination of the Natural and Cultural Heritage, the Geotouristic Tour by the Historic Center of the City of Rio de Janeiro was structured to highlight the relationships between geodiversity and urbanization through the integration of Geosciences, History, and Arts