Turismo de aventura no seridó: uma análise da percepção dos atores locais sobre o segmento em Currais Novos-RN

Abstract

Adventure tourism consists of a recreational, non-competitive activity that involves emotions and controlled risks, although young is one of the fastest growing modali-ties in the country and encompass the range of priority segments of the Ministry of Tourism. This work aims to analyze the potential of the municipality of Currais Novos / RN in relation to the Adventure Tourism segment. The research is based on a study with local actors linked to tourism in the form of interviews to understand the dynam-ics of local tourism. It was verified that although the municipality possesses a range of natural attractions in potential for the practice of adventure activities what is per-ceived is that currently the adventure segment is not worked in the locality. From these results we can conclude that, in spite of the potential attractions, there is a need for structuring the locality, specialized labor, specialized companies in the segment to work the modality in order to become a priority segment in the municipali-ty.