FROM THOMAZ POMPEU TÊXTIL TO THE NOVO BECO DA POEIRA

ROLE IN THE LOWER CIRCUIT OF THE ECONOMY AND REQUALIFICATION OF THE CENTER OF FORTALEZA

Abstract

With the closure of old industries, transformations occur in the urban space, as in the Small Business Center of Fortaleza (CPNF), known as Novo Beco da Poeira, giving new shape and function to the first textile industry in Ceará, the former Thomaz Pompeu Têxtil, founded in 1881, in the Center of Fortaleza. This research has as main objective to analyze how the creation and refunctionalization of the first textile factory of our State, Thomaz Pompeu Têxtil, in Novo Beco da Poeira, that is, of production space for commercialization, and the importance of this urban equipment in the lower circuit of the economy and in the requalification of the center of Fortaleza. As a methodology, a documentary search was carried out on the CPNF in the old and new building, in addition to bibliographic survey, fieldwork, application of questionnaires with closed and open questions, field book records and newspaper library with data from local newspapers. This is a qualitative case study. It was found that the requalification of the Center of Fortaleza, from the CPNF, offers a more structured and attractive place to popular commerce in the Center of Fortaleza, with accessibility for the disabled, as well as expanding its service provision. In addition, it presents elements of the upper circuit, together and adapted to the lower circuit. CPNF is a space for survival for dependents in retail trade and consumption for low-income population, with an intense flow of goods and people having an impact on the economy of Ceará.