A FEIRA LIVRE EM PIRES DO RIO – GO: espaço de sociabilidade e troca.

Abstract

The trajectory of street markets leads to reflections on the political, social and culture of cities. Since ancient times, fairs have had the objective of carrying out exchanges of goods, between people from different places, and with varieties of social groups. Later, when capitalism solidified, fairs evolved and became increasingly complete, complex spaces, being the first places to make use of of currency money. Fairs were important in the deployment of money and mainly for circulation, which enabled the capitalist system to strengthen and give cities the status of seat of capital. The open market in Pires do Rio Goiás follows the same standards as others, its organization and supply of products meets the demands and characteristics of the Piresina population. Given this situation, we seek to understand the social, cultural and economic importance of the open market for the Piresina community and surrounding regions. The research allowed us to identify the profile of consumers as well such as visitors in general, the origin of the products sold there and the non-commercial activities that take place at the fair. The research is based on broad literature review on the origin and evolution of fairs in the global context and nationwide, informal conversations and application of questionnaires/interviews with stallholders and frequent public. The fair is a place for meetings and disagreements, buyers and sellers, linking producer, product and consumer. It is a space that people from different social classes mix.