Caracterização da visitação espontânea no Parque Natural Municipal Mata do Uruguai Teixeira Soares, Marcelino Ramos - RS

Abstract

This work aims to characterize the spontaneous visitation and ascertain the influence of the local tourism in the visitation to the Parque Natural Municipal Mata do Rio Uruguai Teixeira Soares (Teixeira Soares Park - TSP), located in Marcelino Ramos, in the north of Rio Grande do Sul. In order to achieve the objectives, post-visit questionnaires were applied from March to May (2017) to the park visitors. Two hundred and thirteen people answered it, which indicates that the greatest part of visitors to the PTS live in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and attended the park for the first time. The visitors are mainly between 20 and 39 years old and the majority have completed high school. It was verified that the walkway track was the top activity in the PTS and that the visitors stayed approximately one hour at the park. According to the research, 97.18% of the visitors were satisfied. Finally, it is possible to emphasize that the other tourist attractions of the city have influence in the visitation to the PTS.