O panorama da Pós-graduação Stricto Sensu em Turismo no Brasil a partir do perfil docente

The aim of this article is to investigate the universe of stricto sensu postgraduate studies in Tourism in Brazil based on the courses currently offered and on the profile of professors in the scope of the programs to which they belong. The universe included 10 postgraduate programs in Tourism and related areas of the Brazilian territory, totaling the characterization of 131 professors. The research used a mixed approach, contemplating qualitative and quantitative aspects, in a complementary way. A bibliographic review on the theme was carried out in order to support the understanding of the historical path of postgraduate programs and the production of knowledge in the area, in Brazil. The data collection adopted a scanning attitude based on the information available on the Lattes Platform. For statistical analysis, SPSS statistics and Microsoft Excel software were used. For the qualitative analysis, the word cloud visual resource was used. This paper contributes to the debate of the relation between postgraduation and tourism scientific production in Brazil.