O transporte fluvial e o direito à dignidade da pessoa humana na Amazônia

Abstract

This dissertation presents the important role of river transport and port infrastructure in the State of Amazonas, Brazil from the perspective of Environmental Law. The natural characteristics of the Amazon region influence the natural vocation for the use of river transport on a larger scale than the others. The existence or not of means of locomotion by the rivers of the Amazon region, the seaworthiness of them, the economically valuable forest products (wood, rubber, minerals, fish, hunting), are important factors that determine the degree of economic development Most cities in the state of Amazonas. Since the start of actual occupation by the Portuguese in the seventeenth century, inland-waterway has always been highlighted as a major means of production and people displacement, remaining today as the most important means of transport in the region. Therefore, this work demonstrates the importance of river transport to determine the degree of ease / difficulty of transportation and communication between people, access to consumer goods as trade is conducted by vessels in most cases, access to energy power by biodiesel, access to education and justice, and finally the relationship between this means of transport and port activity as a means of ensuring sustainable economic development - while respecting the natural characteristics of the region and with observation and concern the exercise of fundamental freedoms as the right to come and with dignity.and security in this means of transportaion. Key-words: Human Dignity. River Transport - Amazon.