Abstract
Objective: This article aimed to report the experience of students and teachers about the knowledge of the territory of a team of the Family Health Strategy (ESF) in the city of Porto Velho, Rondônia. Method: For the situational diagnosis the technique of Territorialization was used, in addition to secondary data of e-SUS AB. The Circles of Culture method was used for the mapping of the territory. Results: The Culture Circles enabled the discovery of bottlenecks, critical nodes, in the perspectives and needs of the community. The students participated actively in the territorialization, knowing the dynamics of the reality of the territory, narrowing the bonds with the team particularly with the ACS and interacting with the users. Conclusion: Experience has shown the fundamental role of nurses in the process of territorialization and in the development of actions to promote health, allowing nursing students to develop critical looks focused on the real problems of the population, equipping them with the skills and abilities for work in the Unified Health System and in Primary Health Care.