A importância do manejo do açaí e o modo de vida varzeiro no município de limoeiro do Ajuru – Pará – Amazônia – Brasil

Abstract

This paper aims to understand the importance of açaí management and its impacts in relation to the way of life of the wetlands locals in the municipality of Limoeiro do Ajuru, in the Tocantina Region of the state of Pará, aiming to propose guidance and environmental education tools. It aims to investigate the use of açaí in the daily life of the riverine as income generation, food and cultural identity, considering that, despite its full use, its fruits stand out as the most important part used by the population in the economic aspect. To do so, a bibliographic survey was initially conducted, based on Nogueira, Homma, Canto, Lily, Ferrão, Oliveira, Tavares, Figueirêdo, Müller, etc. From this, the methodology was followed with the intention of studying the spatial dynamics of the varzeiros populations. Therefore, the field research used as instruments: observations, photographic records, interviews and semi-structured questionnaires applied to the varzeiros families of the rural zone, focusing on the production, industrialization and commercialization delimiting the theme around the research on the methods and techniques used by the riverside in the cultivation of açaí. The data collection followed the following questions: What are the most significant changes in the varzeiro mode caused by the management of acai in the municipality of Limoeiro do Ajuru; What are the main challenges and opportunities offered by the management of açaí of the floodplains of the municipality. The analysis of the collected data took into consideration the lifestyle bias, which designates the set of actions taken by a particular human group in order to ensure its existence. In other words, it analyzes the concrete condition of the life of a group capable of revealing the essence of its socio- spatial phenomena. Then, a set of reports of riparian-varzeiros was produced, valuing their life stories, related to the time before and after the management of açaí in their localities, thus contributing to the production of scientific knowledge, providing a better understanding about this problem, thus improving the practice of management.