Caminhos da fé- Conceitos históricos e perspectivas para o turismo religioso

Abstract

The Path of Faith is characterized as the largest permanent pilgrimage trail that exists in Brazil, being more than 2000 km long, which passes through several cities in the interior of Minas Gerais and São Paulo. It was created with the aim of serving as support and infrastructure for individuals who make the pilgrimage to the National Sanctuary of Aparecida, considered the most popular destination for religious tourists to visit. This article aims to discuss the Path of Faith, its contributions to the development of tourism in the region and the practice of cycle tourism, and at the same time present the Way of Saint James, showing that this path also has the potential to promote tourism and commerce. local. For this, a bibliographical search was conducted on Google Scholar and Scielo, with the data organized through a literature review. It can be concluded that both the Caminho da Fé and the Caminho de São Tiago promote the cities they pass through, but that this is still a more recent path and can be extensively explored