Esse rio é minha rua: perspectivas para o transporte fluvial de passageiros no Amazonas

Abstract

The Amazon was based on a physical space, air transportation, the passenger transportation industry and the modernization of Express transportation. A investigates the dynamics of the Express transport in the Amazon network, the light of the social transformations did not produce any regional-global space, for that, sought to understand as main routes and the connections as the boats are present. Use the analytical bases of the concepts of space, technique, flows and networks, which are part of an important analytical device in the area of Geography, due to an ability to understand the articulation between places, as a society, as well as means of transport, organization in networks. The main types of data used are the field work, being carried out from interviews and trips on the vessels; and visits to a competent body. Starting point of the Port of Manaus Moderna, since the Amazon navigation flow happens predominantly from this port. In this stage, we will investigate more deeply such as the Amazon River and Solimões rails, prioritizing the following routes: Manaus-Tabatinga, Manaus-Coari-Tefé. Also investigate the operation of the Expresses in Itacoatiara, in which the network flows to other surrounding cities. The growth of boats Expressions, which is the priority of the transport of persons, is applied in several routes, they occupy the fastest journeys greater that the embarcations of mixed transport, the time that major cost for the passengers. The touristic groups are present in several regional transportation routes, modifying the traditional way of articulation between the cities in the Amazon, because the movement of the displacements is considerably reduced with the use of Expressos. In this way, there is a trend of expansion of the economy to other routes in Amazonas, as well as the main cities of the state of Manaus, the largest market of origin and destination of passengers.