In this work we suggest carrying out a study on the dynamics of public spaces and their
occupation by informal economy workers in the commercial center of Araguaína. The present
work arises from my professional trajectory, having my origins in a family of merchants that
transited through the cities of Araguaína (TO) and Marabá (PA), both 'medium cities' in the
context of the Legal Amazon. This reality leads me to build the research, where the main
objective of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of this segment from the
perspective and experiences of informal sellers present in the commercial center of Araguaína,
seeking to understand what perception these subjects have in relation to the city and the work
developed there, in addition to issues arising from the social, economic and political order of
the category. All in the light of theoretical explanations about the informal sector and the
precariousness of labor relations, how the dynamics of public spaces and occupations by
informal sellers can help to rethink this segment and draw an approximate profile of the reality
of Araguaína. Therefore, a qualitative research of the participant observation type is assumed
with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire with closed and open questions and
subsequent analysis of the material using Content Analysis as an instrument for analyzing the
materiality of the facts. The sampling strategy ("snowball sampling") was used to access the
survey respondents. The study is based on the analysis of the interviews – life and work histories
of informal sellers and took as a hypothesis the dimension of the “precariousness of labor
relations”.
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