The Aromas Cartography of Goiânia Downtown

Abstract

The aim of this article is to understand some cartographies of the aromas in the center of the capital of the state of Goiás, Goiânia, problematizing the meanings of this spatiality in the processes of mapping urban landscapes. These reflections are based on a perspective of plural cartographies that allow access to other ways of mapping olfactory landscapes, transcending the limited spheres of visibility that employ a simplistic definition in Geography that the landscape is all that can be seen. Through these other “lenses”, we can see that these olfactory experiences, whether pleasant or not, are full of perceptions and information that reveal how people interact with the downtown of Goiânia, revealing the uses of these spaces.