Theoretical design on community-based tourism initiatives in traditional communities in brazil

Abstract

This article aims to discuss, in the ligth of scientific literature, the characteristics of community-based tourism and how they contribute to the dynamics of traditional communities, within a national contexto. This is a bibliographic analysis prepared from publications indexed in the main scientific platforms such as SciELO and Google Scholar, whose search took place between May and June, 2024. The research findings were categorized, presented and discussed in four categories, which are presented in the four discussions topics that form the development of this article: forms of organization of CBT in traditional communities; sociocultural impacts in traditional communities; relations between visitors and host communities; and main challanges and opportunities for the development of CBT in traditional ccommunities. The research made it possible to conclude that, despite the gret challanges that traditional communities face in developing community-based tourism, it have proven to be a viable strategy for these communities, enabling income generations, protagonism for local players, maintenance of the  unique ways of life of each people and environmental balance.