Espaço público: um olhar sobre a Praça Zé de Melo no município de Soledade - PB.

Abstract

This paper aims to do a bibliographic revision concerning public spaces. This study still deals with the divergences between both the public and the private urban spaces reporting its importance to the academic studies. This research was carried out in the Zé de Melo’ Square, Soledade-PB’ Town. The aforesaid square is located near BR 230, the way which crosses important Paraiba State regions, as: Agreste, Sertão and, Litoral where there is a varied flux of transport, people and goods. This research also seeked to accomplish to characterize the square, a space that transforms itself in a place based on its uses, giving spatial meanings, through the affective relations and socialization. The descriptions obtained from the lived experiences, collected through interviews, lead to a better analysis and a comprehension about this square reality which needs actions of public policies.