Interdisciplinary Records in Agrarian Settlements of The Upper Sergipe Hinterland: Community-Based Tourism As An Economic Alternative

Objective: To analyze the historical and socio-environmental context in which the riverside dwellers and communities of the Upper sergiano hinterlands are inserted, the possibilities and tourist potential of the region.   Method: a bibliographic review was carried out from the survey of historical documents in the databases of Scientific Electronic Library Online - Scielo, Google School, and capes repository from the following searchers: Riverside Community; Agrarian Settlements; Alto Sertão Sergipano; Tourist Territorialities; Community-Based Tourism and Sustainable Development.   Notes and conclusion: Starting from the historical review carried out by the authors, Alto Sertão has exuberant natural scenarios, highlighting also in cultural diversity, crafts and regional gastronomy. Although the locus of the research is made up of traditional riverside communities and agrarian settlements, it is denoted the hegemony of conventional tourism over community-based tourism in the region, due to the absence of consistent public policies, combined with the socioeconomic complexity of the semi-arid region.   Implications of the research: It highlights the tourist territorialities of the agrarian settlements of Alto Sertão as an economic alternative for the traditional riverside communities, emphasizing the importance of the organization for coping with the negative impacts of conventional tourism and its role in the management of the local tourist activity.   Originality: Contributes to the discussion of strengthening the tourist activity in a sustainable and inclusive way in the settlements of Alto Sertão Sergipano.