Sustainable Tourism Law

LEGAL PROTECTION OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN BRAZIL 413 activities with the defence of natural and cultural assets, which are the first reason for attracting tourists and visitors”. The law aims to strike the right balance between the need to stimulate the practice of tourism as an instrument of social peace and the alleviation of urban tensions and the convenience of preserving cultural manifestations and natural beauty for the use of future generations. This way, the protection set forth by the law encompasses the occupation of land of tourist interest, such as the coast, resorts and historical sites, as well as national traditions and customs, such as folklore and handicrafts. But a legal protection of these assets is not enough to develop tourism, if it is not focused on the practice of the activity. Therefore, it is in the interest of the sector to regulate their use in an adequate and non-predatory way for economic and social purposes. We abide by this aspect for two reasons, one to create a base for our concept of tourism heritage, the other to clarify our focus on its legal discipline. When disciplining the use of tourism heritage, the legislator adopts legal instruments of an urban and administrative nature, while being fully restrictive. However, these are adopted in order to regulate the initial moment of the tourist economic cycle. That is to say, regardless of the nature of the matter, it ends up integrating the regulation of the tourist market, thus inserting itself in the field of action of what we call Tourist Economic Law. We will now being analysing Act No. 6,513 / 1977, which provides for the creation of special areas and places of tourist interest and for the inventory, for tourist purposes, of assets of cultural and natural value. 1°: “Art. 1st. The following are deemed Special Areas and Places established under this Law, as well as those of cultural and natural value, protected by specific legislation, and especially: I – the assets of historical, artistic, archaeological or prehistoric value; II – the reserves and ecological stations; III – the areas aimed to the protection of renewable natural resources; IV – the cultural or ethnological manifestations and places where they occur; V – the remarkable landscapes ; VI – the locals and natural accidents suitable for resting and practicing recreational, sporting or leisure activities;