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World Heritage in Brazil: Reflection and Criticism

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This paper aims to discuss the meaning of the title of world heritage site in Brazil by problematizing the site selection process run by the State, based on an analysis of assets that have already been listed, as well as those included in the indicative list.

Simone Scifoni—Professor at the Department of Geography (Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences - FFLCH - USP) and deputy director of the Cultural Preservation Center (Pro-rector of Culture and University Extension).

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    The narratives elaborated by the institution were sought in order to promote and disseminate the World Heritage in Brazil. In this sense, the texts presented for each item on the List on the institution's website were used. As they are not long texts, due to the nature of their dissemination in digital media, they seek to present each item in a synthetic way. The summaries say a lot about how the institution sees each asset.

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    Governments of President Lula and President Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers' Party (PT).

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  1. Department of Geography, Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences, FFLCH – USP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Simone Scifoni

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  1. ICH, Departamento de História, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Rodrigo Christofoletti

  2. ICH, Departamento de História, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Marcos Olender

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Scifoni, S. (2021). World Heritage in Brazil: Reflection and Criticism. In: Christofoletti, R., Olender, M. (eds) World Heritage Patinas. The Latin American Studies Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64815-2_4

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