Cultural heritage and official historic landmarking in Rio Grande do Sul: a contribution to urban studies

Abstract

This article discusses the processes of declaring certain cultural properties into historic landmarks, naming 151 cultural properties by IPHAE - Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute of Rio Grande do Sul. The aim is to analyze which are the mechanisms involved in the production of memory, which seeks to form places of memory through historic landmarking declarations. These places seem to be directly associated with the planning and management of the different places around town. It is assumed that the management of such space is the result of a selection and in this context, the cultural heritage - present in the urban spaces - is also a result of such selections. It was discussed the dynamics present in the election of cultural properties and their main geographical areas of concentration. It is also proposed the interpretation of these spaces reveal a complex process of collective memory manipulation, due to their particular denominations and organization. Finally, this study intends to discuss the development of this process that involves these places, to think about the city and its patrimony from the process that involves planning.

Keywords:
Cultural heritage; Official historic landmarking; City