摘要：http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613087230 It is intended, in the present work was to analyze the relationship between family farming andrural tourism and its impacts on local development, from a case study conducted at St. John RanchArea Agroecological in Abreu e Lima, State of Pernambuco. Identified in this study was thedemonstration of activities related to the development of agro-ecotourism and, therefore, soughtto identify aspects of the transition process agroecological through direct observation of socialpractices on the property. In site visits was evident the potential for exploitation of a type oftourism that combines recreation and preservation/conservation of ecological agroecosystems,being an aggregate value which favors family relationship with visitors interested in researching orjust meet and eat some processed products on site. The methodology used was direct observationof the phenomenon and, in a second step, we performed a literature search on the key themesdiscussed here.
