Although this study did not aim to identify aspects of the “Caiçara”
tradition (traditional people that live on the coast of S~ao
Paulo), characteristics found among the interviewees, as the
maintenance of fishing traditions and empirical knowledge of
ecological and physical aspects of local marine environment, indicate
that many still preserve traces of this culture (Adams, 2000;
Carvalho, 2010). For the Caiçaras, whose daily lives and lifestyles
are associated with the elements of the natural landscape and the
use of natural marine resources, the perception of the transformations
of coastal spaces is very sharp (Adams, 2000).