Evaluation of the Geotourism Potential of Serra do Rola Moça State Park, MG

Abstract Geodiversity is highly regarded by tourism and, in this sense, geotourism highlights the aspects and promotes the dissemination of the abiotic environment in a language accessible to a lay audience. Faced with the potential of using geodiversity, it is necessary to establish planning measures for its sustainable use. Thus, the present article has the general objective of identifying geosites located in the Serra do Rola Moça State Park, Minas Gerais, performing a quantitative evaluation and risk of degradation with an emphasis on tourism use. The methodological procedures used were bibliographic research and field data collection. For the quantitative assessment of the geosites the methodology proposed by Brilha (2015) was adapted, that is, changes were made in some of the criteria suggested by the author, considering the context of the study area. From the identification and quantification of the geosites it was evidenced that geotourism can be developed in the Serra do Rola Moça State Park, although some deficiencies in the infrastructure of the geosites have been identified. Thus, it is believed that the development of geotourism will contribute to the knowledge and conservation of the local geodiversity, but for this it is necessary to develop strategies that involve managers, local community, and academia.