2023-07-262023-07-262019SANTOS, Michelle da Silva. Forma, propósito e significado ocupacional as margens dos rios: um estudo qualitativo com moradores da Ilha do Combu. Orientador: Victor Augusto Cavaleiro Corrêa. 2019. 45 f. Trabalho de Curso (Bacharelado em Terapia Ocupacional) - Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 2019. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br:8443/jspui/handle/prefix/5888. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/5888Introduction: The Amazonian Region, in its socio-­spatial organizational process, has established a close relationship with the waters. Among them, the formation of small villages in Islands along the Guajarino Estuary, specifically in the Combu Island, located 1.5 km away from the state capital, with a population that has maintained a unique lifestyle over the years, commonly called "the riparian", that organize their social and cultural habits in a direct relationship with the rivers and Nature. Method: This work consists of qualitative approach research, specifically of the Case Study type, conducted in the Combu Island; two female members of the same family, aged 61 and 36 years, with fixed residence on the island for more than five years, took part on this research. Results: We have found that proximity to the urban center generates occupational dynamics where both traditional and modern purposes are merged, in such a way that satisfies social and personal demands, forms and meanings, a process that we have called Occupational Intersection in this research. Conclusion: The analysis of the occupational intersection from the universe of this research in the Combu Island on is a promising possibility not only for Occupational Science but also for Occupational Therapy practice as a facilitator of the valuing and maintaining processes of traditional practices and knowledges, safeguarding them beyond the physical territories through interventions that encourage the maintenance of symbolic values and cultural aspects.Acesso AbertoRegião amazônicaPopulação ruralSaúdeCulturaTerapia ocupacionalAmazonia regionRural populationHealthCultureOccupational therapyCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONALTrabalho de Curso - Graduação - Artigo