COSTA, I. M. S,; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8453944324983752; COSTA, Ivna Morgana de Sousa.
Resumo:
Squares were created with the finality of to be a recreation area to the society. The Praça da
Bandeira,has cultural and sociospatialdiversities, whichin turn has a special attention on this paper,
by snips of daily using photos to geographic analysis of sociospatial practices at this place. The
choice of this object as territorial snip justifies in the fact that itself represents the experience
between daily relations of productions and appropriation of public areas in Campina Grande-PB,
mainly when it concerns to the using of this area on the geographic means, in other words, this
thematic brings a big contribution to the Geography science, using this study to understand the
spatial formation, and practices in the geographic area. In Campina Grandethere is lots public areas,
of this kind, nevertheless the Praça da Bandeira stands out by its centrality and historicity in
Campina Grande-PB. Such area expresses a geographicityin the means that, influences in the
formation of urban identities, especially regarding to the reproduction of a social imaginary.
Thereunto, we use elements of qualitative method lined in the semiotic analysis of stopped image
(photography) and questionnaires, further,obtainment of bibliographic references in historic
collections and internet. We hope this argument that here was proposed may contribute as a
constructive way in the creation of polices to improve this area, which has become important to the
society since its beginnings. By this research was possible finding the different practices in the same
area, which in turn is full of symbology and cultural diversity.