SANTA FELICIDADE, more than just a neighborhood

ISBN-13: 9786209097270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 144 str.

Jakeline Zampieri

Opis

The Santa Felicidade neighborhood symbolizes Italian ethnicity in the municipality of Curitiba, Paraná. Known for its local cuisine, it was colonized by Italian immigrants who, through hard work and perseverance, made the neighborhood a gastronomic reference. However, over time, the place has been losing its ethnic and cultural characteristics due to several factors, which may frame it today as a symbol of an ethnic representation in deconstruction. The notes reported in the book convey this concern, coupled with the fact that the loss, in practice, is even greater because it causes impacts related to tourism and the economy. The underutilization of Santa Felicidade's tourism potential causes widespread losses and impacts the social, public, and business segments, with no single segment benefiting from the current situation. To address the problem, the author seeks to draw attention to the current circumstances, presenting an analysis of the situation and the factors that contribute to the worsening of the problem, as well as presenting proposals and suggestions for the recovery of cultural identity and the adequate use of the locality's tourism potential.