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Industrial heritage in Brazil

No. 6 (2010-07-01)
  • Ângelo Braghirolli
    Arquitecto del Cuadro Técnico del Instituto de Patrimonio Histórico y Artístico del estado de Río Grande do Sul (Brasil). Egresado de la Universidad de Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) - São Leopoldo, Brasil. Especialista en Conservación y Restauración de Monumentos y Conjuntos Históricos, Universidad Federal de Bahia-UNESCO, Salvador de Bahia-Brasil. Candidato al título de Doctor en Historia del Arte y Gestión del Patrimonio Histórico de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, España. angelo.brag@gmail.com
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq6.2010.16

Abstract

The recent expansion of the concept of heritage has awakened interest in forms of urban architecture that have not previously figured in the canon: such as industrial complexes or workers’ housing schemes from the early 20th Century. The recognition of their cultural value affects international, national and local legal frameworks, as a result of the responses of communities and, above all, the management mechanisms and models of intervention employed. This article analyzes the recent cultural re-evaluation of industrial heritage, and analyzes six important examples from Brazil.

Keywords: industrial heritage, industrialization in Brazil, industrial architecture, worker’s housing, rehabilitation