Patrimônio cultural no Brasil

uma síntese do caminho construído

Abstract

The aim of this article is to offer a better understanding of the cultural policy in Brazil and also knowledge how this technique has become recognized as heritage by the State. Hereupon, it is observed how the immateriality of the cultural process is currently valued and how it turned out to be recognized within society itself. The transmission of this knowledge, its perceptions and meanings, passed from generation to generation, has always been present in traditional communities and in the rural areas. It has also being kept by the State through many registrations of its cultural collection. Furthermore, the people themselves are also responsible for protecting it. This article began by analyzing the country´s memory construction in the 19^th century. Subsequently, projects were created and individual actions from some states were taken in order to protect the patrimonial material of their localities. In the 1930´s, SPHAN was created and later became IPHAN. A cultural policy was then developed, bringing modernizations not only to the concept of culture, but also recognizing policies to protect cultural heritage, including the immateriality of heritage.