The Valuing of Craft in Southern Brazil in Consequence of Tourism. Due to its heterogeneous and complex nature, tourism has been both a mediator and a protagonist in the economy of the destinies where it is practiced. Tourism’s plural capacity to involve different sectors has raised interest in the craft production of places able to combine culture, identity and art. In this respect, this study aimed to analyze the craft production in Rio Grande do Sul from the tourism perspective and contextualize the craft activity in the tourism sector. It presents the main legal aspects concerning the activity as well as evidences on craft production and craft opportunities in the state. A literature research of qualitative approach was carried out. Information was collected from scientific papers, books and documents. The discussion highlights the relevance of craft activity as a result of its valuing and marketing by tourism. The study provides a dialogue about the craft contribution to the communities that adopted this activity as a source of income, welfare, quality of life and development.

Por su naturaleza compleja el turismo ha sido mediador y protagonista en la economía de los destinos que se apropian de su práctica. El artesanado de los destinos se interesó en la posibilidad de involucrar diferentes sectores que les permitió unir cultura, identidad y arte. Así, este artículo intenta analizar el artesanado de Rio Grande do Sul desde la perspectiva del turismo y contextualizar la actividad artesanal en la segmentación del turismo. Se presentan algunos aspectos legales de la actividad, así como evidencias de la producción y las oportunidades del artesanado en el estado. Metodológicamente se caracteriza como una investigación bibliográfica de carácter cualitativo. La recolección de datos se basó en artículos científicos, libros y documentos. El debate muestra la relevancia de la actividad artesanal a partir de la valoración y comercialización propuestas por el turismo. El estudio permitió evaluar las contribuciones del artesanado en las comunidades que lo eligieron como fuente de ingresos, bienestar social, calidad de vida y desarrollo.

O experimento foi conduzido na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, no ano agrícola de 1984, para avaliar a influência de três épocas de plantio no rendimento de bulbos comerciais e de classes de bulbos de 10 cultivares de alho (Allium sativum L.). As épocas de plantio influenciaram o rendimento médio de bulbos comerciais e de classes de bulbos. O plantio de 18/5 agregou incremento no rendimento de bulbos comerciais, tendo sido o mais alto do experimento. As cultivares Gigante Lavínia, Gigante Inconfidentes, São Lourenço e Quitéria apresentaram o melhor desempenho produtivo.

The experiment vás conducted at lhe Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, during lhe 1984 growing season to determine lhe influence ofplanting dates on lhe yield of marketable bulbs and yield of bulb quality grades of 10 garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars. Planting dates were April 27, May 18 and July 14. Planting dates influenced lhe average yield of marketable bulbs as wel! as the yield of bulb quality grades. Planting on May 18 effected the highest yields of marketable bulbs m the experiment. The cultivars with the best performances were Gigante Lavínia, Gigante inconfidentes, São Lourenço e Quitéria.

O experimento foi conduzido na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, no ano agrícola de 1984, afim de avaliar a influência de três épocas de plantio (27 de abril, 18 de maio e 14 de julho) na produção total de bulbos de nove cultivares de alho (Allium sativum L.). Utilizou-se o delineamento de blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas, com quatro repetições. Os maiores rendimentos totais de bulbos foram obtidos no plantio de 18 de maio. Gigante Lavínia foi a cultivar mais produtiva. As cultivares São Lourenço e Gigante Inconfidentes destacaram-se pelos rendimentos, os quais não diferiram significativamente entre si.

The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Santa Maria, in southernmost Brazil, during the growing season of 1984, to determine the influence of three different planting dates (April 27, May 18 and July 14) on the yield of nine garlic, Allium sativum Z., cultivars. The experimental design was a split plot complete block, with planting dates as main plots and cultivars as subplots. Blocks were replicated four times. The highest yields were obtained with planting date May 18. Gigante Lavínia ranked first among cultivars. The outstanding performances of São Lourenço and Gigante Inconfidentes were not significantly different.

Através de um levantamento em 56 ruas, foi avaliada a arborização da cidade de Bento Gonçalves, RS. Concluiu-se, que a arborização atual corresponde a 45% das necessidades e que os altos índices de falhas e faltas sugerem a criação de um plano de arborização e de educação ambiental.

A survey of 56 streets was conducted in the Bento Gonçalves, RS city aiming to observe the general characteristics of its arboreous areas. It was concluded that the arboreous areas corresponds to 45% of the necessities and that the high rate of failures and gaps suggests the criation of tree planting program and a environmental education.