O papel de Cabo Frio na rede urbana fluminense: uma análise a partir das regiões de influências das cidades entre os anos de 1966 e 2018

Abstract

In this thesis, we will analyze the role of Cabo Frio in the Rio de Janeiro urban network based on the REGIC editions, developed by the IBGE, the first edition being in 1966 and the last one in 2018. The municipality in question is located in the Baixadas Litorâneas Government Region in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the new IBGE regional proposal for the country, Cabo Frio is established as an Immediate Region. This thesis is divided into four chapters, between titles and subtitles, in the first moment an analysis is established on the editions of the regions of influence of the cities and the construction of the Brazilian urban network throughout the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, with that it was possible observe the role of the state of Rio de Janeiro and its respective metropolis in the national urban network. In the second chapter we have an approach to the facts that allow the understanding of the territorial construction of Cabo Frio, at this moment we will analyze the relationship between human beings and nature, being fundamental for the economic activities that have taken place over the years, starting with fishing, saliculture, tourist activity and, lastly, oil activity. In chapter three of this thesis, he dedicates himself entirely to the current socio-spatial organization of Cabo Frio, analyzing the transformations imposed by tourism from the 1980s, mainly. It is also important to highlight the role of Cabo Frio in the oil production chain, through the presence of Cabo Frio International Airport. The last chapter discusses the centrality of Cabo Frio in the Rio de Janeiro urban network from 1966 onwards, exerting a direct influence on the municipalities of São Pedro da Aldeia, Arraial do Cabo and Armação dos Búzios. The reflections raised by this thesis indicated that the space of the municipality in question underwent socioeconomic changes that culminated in transformations in the Cabo Frio territory, allowing it to play a central role in its rea of influence and remaining subordinate to the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro.