Preservation of architectonic heritage in Santos: 1974 1989 / A preservação de bens arquitetônicos em Santos: 1974 - 1989

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2008

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The city of Santos, whose architectonic heritage is one of the oldest in the country, has undergone, throughout its history, countless transformations: from a quiet village, tipically colonial, to a big city whose population suffered from severe epidemics due to the lack of urban infraestructure at the end of the 19th century. With the rise of coffee trade it grew up and throve as long as it was remolled: whole streets were modified and the harbour was increased to the point to be considered the largest in Latin America. After that, the dwelling occupation was induced by the attraction of the coastal line, then newly reached through engineering works of urbanization. Amidst those transformations, a lot of demolishing. However, some architectonic monuments survived and witnessed all those transformations. Among them, we include the Conjunto do Carmo, Conjunto do Valongo and the Monastery and Church of São Bento. It is by the undestanding of their condition of both documents and witnesses although modified, remodelled or even mutilated , that this research intends to comprehend how and when the city began to debate the preservation of its architecture heritage as a means of conveying the city´s cultural heritage and values.

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preservação santos preservation santos patrimônio histórico historic heritage

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