The construction of Largo das Forras as a heritage

Author(s)

Mariana Alves Madureira

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU/SBI)
• Defense date: 2011-05-02

Examining board members

Ana Lucia Duarte Lanna; Paulo César Garcez Marins; Maria Tereza Duarte Paes

• Advisor: Ana Lucia Duarte Lanna

Abstract

Largo das Forras Square in Tiradentes (Minas Gerais, Brazil) is considered a national heritage. This study investigates the reasons why this space is considered cultural patrimony (why heritage?), the actors who built it and got hold of it (whose heritage?) and the values it represented when the policy of safeguard was made - as well as understanding the evolution of its occupation, meanings and valuation until nowadays. The central problem - the construction of the place as a memory site, besides discussing patrimony in the context of Tiradentes\' territory, will require thinking the role of tourism in the transformation process. The main objective is discussing the values that guide our choices and see how the goods and places that a specific group defined as heritage are reinterpreted and changed as the legacy is appropriated by successors. (AU)