BR-174 highway, geotourism and socio-environmental conflicts in the northern remote regions of the Amazon

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flow, the occupation of land and logging. In this context, the arrival of migrants and, consequently, the pressing need to settle newly arrived people in search of land, favoured the damming of watercourses, the reduction of wild fauna and deforestation as a result of the construction of the road and neighbouring areas. However, and currently, BR-174 translates into a strategy of progress and communication, uniting adjacent communities, on the one hand, and, on the other, allowing the use of biophysical resources in favour of the development of geotourism. Considering this reality and from the perspective of the social and environmental transformations that have occurred, the objective of this paper is to analyse the potential of the BR-174 for the development of Abstract BR-174 in Brazil, also known as Manaus-Boa Vista, is a longitudinal highway that connects the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Amazonas and Roraima to Venezuela, being the only terrestrial connection between Roraima and the rest of Brazil. Its construction took place in 1968 and its inauguration in 1977, aiming to promote the interconnection of the State of Roraima, as a geopolitical strategy, with the rest of the country and, later, with South America. The construction of the BR-174 crossed the Waimiri Atroaris indigenous land, resulting in serious socio-environmental conflicts in the 1970s. Furthermore, recent research indicates that the deforestation process in the Amazon is associated with the opening of roads, as it favours the migratory

Indigenous in Brazil: School as a Mechanism of Forced Insertion into Society

“…During the Military Dictatorship, compelled integration manifested itself through ambitious infrastructure projects in the unpopulated interior. Notable among these grand projects were the establishment of the Transamazon Highway in 1972, the planning of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant in 1975, the construction of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant in 1975, and the realization of the Perimetral Norte Highway in 1973 (12,13). These endeavors engendered a profound transformation in the socio-cultural fabric of indigenous communities, heralding a substantial shift in their way of life.…”

“…These endeavors engendered a profound transformation in the socio-cultural fabric of indigenous communities, heralding a substantial shift in their way of life. A regrettable manifestation emerged by the victimization and tragic demise of indigenous Brazilians, perpetrated at the behest of economic and agrarian elites (12,13).…”