A feira livre e o mercado público de Santa Rita - PB.

Abstract

This paper aims to elaborate on understanding the dynamics of free and fair public market of Santa Rita - PB from the study of their socio-organization. In it also identifies products that are sold there and what are their origins, draws a socioeconomic profile of stallholders and consumers and highlights the main problems faced by them in that environment. It is still necessary for a historical restoration of the city and the county fair. The methodological procedures were adopted: literature searches, field visits with photographic records and questionnaires. The main references used were Santana (1990), Santana (1999) Santana (2010) Pazera Jr. (2003) and Santos (1979).On the results was realized that: formal trade in the city has grown greatly in recent years, but there is still a preference for fair; the stallholders are most residents of the city, as well as consumers; the problems faced by them are from various sources, such as the lack of hygiene, heat, lack of security and difficulty finding parking spaces near the fair.