River basins are an omnipresent reference in human civilization history, preceding any socially built conflicts. This work investigates self-production in Boa Vista from the perspective of the social production of space, aiming to legitimize its history and weaken theoretical devices that condemn alternatives to the capitalist production of cities. Based on the critical application of concepts and discussions highlighted in classical bibliographies and on local research dedicated to the production of space in Boa Vista, an analysis and review of historical events is carried out highlighting the manipulation operated by the modern project of cities in BoaVista and its distance from the natural site.Field visits and photographic records in self-produced settlements related to urban waters around the city are made.It is expected to contribute to the field of urban studies, listing the Amazonian potential and urban self-production in the transformation of the relationship between city and nature.