The present study approaches the urban agriculture of Belem of Pará. The research focused on the dynamics, organizations and characteristics of this productive activity, which has been increasingly promoted and visualized as an alternative for occupation and finance in urban spaces. So, the aim of this study was to expose the urban agriculture of the city, focusing its spatial dimension and its socio-economical roles. The methodology consisted in a descriptive analysis with a qualitative

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... h for the population sampled in the study area. The sample was random and intentional, including only the individuals living in the urban limits and having agrarian practices in this space. The results show differentiations related to the area and to the local circumstances facing the production autonomy, which can be more or less coupled to markets and usually maintain as principal products those linked to local tradition. Most of the products are produced without quimical addictives. Problems related to transport constitute the major hamper and in few cases there were greater quantities of workmanship. In general, we can point the relevance of the activity in the local, national and worldwide contexts of population growing.