Progress has arrived! The landscape as an instrument for analyzing the development of a traditional caiçara community. The thesis has as object of analysis the problem of development studied in Trindade, extreme south of Paraty, RJ. It is, therefore, a case study of a qualitative nature and objective to describe the culture and the territory; identifying experienced development and idealized development; and analyzing the socio-spatial development dynamics between the three generational groups involved in the study. For this purpose, the analysis of the landscape is of fundamental contribution, being carried out through the survey of primary and secondary data (Field, Interviews, Satellite Images, etc.). The analysis generated an inventory of eco-symbols about the ecumene and an inventory of representations, values and concepts and politics. Also, a table identifying the different ways that Trindade s landscape is perceived and used for each generation. Finally, it was found that the general aspirations of the new generation are relatively similar to the aspirations for future generations, distinguishing themselves in the ways that they identify as possible and in the hope that youth carries of a healthy development, thought and carried out by them and for them.