PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (Jan 2006)
Considerações preliminares sobre produto turístico étnico
Abstract
The concept of ethnicity can refer to the idea of the flow and (re)construction of authoctonal or transmigreted culture. The resulting outputs of ethnical communities cultural (re)constructions have drown special attention of tourism, and have also emerged new possibilities through the form of the so called ethnical touristic products. Therefore, it`s necessary a comprehension of concept of ethnicity, ethnical tourism, tourist product, as well as their peculiarities. The aim of this essay is to lead to prelimi-nary considerations about these issues according to the tendencies of the tourism industry, encouraging a follow-up discussion