The place of the Geography in the between-place of the touristic space: a complexus journey

Abstract

The research deals with Geography, Tourism and Communication interfaces. It bears questionings such as: Is there a relation between geographic and touristic space or not? Is there a pre-dermined touristic space? Is the touristic space a result of nominalisms and constructed simulacra with the intervention of Communication? Is the touristic space constitued in a place, no-place or even between-places? The research is based on a variety of views such as Milton Santos, Ronald Barthes and Ernest Cassirer. The methodoly applied allows the use of episodic interview by Uwe Flick. The movement happens due to a place, the city of Irai, a thermal station in Northern Rio Grande do Sul. The touristic space seems to be a result of communication density within time and space, its exitance is a trend based on the appropriation of geographic space.