Uso doméstico da água em comunidades ribeirinhas: diagnóstico das comunidades dos furos Conceição e Samaúma, na ilha das Onças, estado do Pará

Abstract

This research discusses the domestic use of water with the purpose of understanding what alternatives are use and utilized according to the life style of the riverside. Two riverside communities were analyzed: Conceição Hole Community and the Samauma Hole Community, both located on the Island of Onças, state of Para and whose way of life are marked by specific social economic and cultural identity. The guiding of this question in this research is; How to use the domestic waters in Riverside communities and what is the relationship of such use to the way of life of these populations? The methodology adopted in the study was a qualitative approach, from a historical - descriptive analysis sought to reconstruct the history of identities of those communities in addition to observe and understand the subjective aspects of the domestic water used in these locations. The theoretical framework of these research was based on riverside populations, and multiple use of water; beside, the great project impacts in the Amazon. It is concluded that there are changes of habits and culture man-water relations in the riverside areas of Para, because the analyzed communities have, for example, to buy water for domestic use in function of supply problems and environmental impacts that are present in hydrographic of Barcarena basins and riverbeds circulated river basins.