Tourism and islander culture:

the look of resident children of the village of encantadas, in the Ilha do Mel (Paranaguá - PR)

Abstract

The present research the view of islet children on the tourist practices in the region where they live, it sought to reflect and seek the humanization of tourism, knowing the daily life, culture and feelings of happiness from the perspective of children resident and revealing how they relate to tourism in its place-territory. The approach used in the research was the ethnographic, based on observations in loco, interactive questionnaires and interviews, applied to children students of the 5th year of a public school in Vila de Encantadas, Ilha do Mel (PR) and interview with the teacher in charge of the class. The results showed that the children studied had a sensitive knowledge about where they lived, had an island identity, and observed tourism as beneficial to the residents; but they felt the impacts of this practice on their daily lives and the natural environment that surrounded them. Already the teacher, understood that the tourist activities did not influence the children and, therefore, did not alter their daily life.