Patrimônio cultural e mineração em São Gonçalo do Bação (Itabirito – MG): a resistência à desterriotrialização

Abstract

In Minas Gerais, the territory as a resource is dominated specially by mineral exploration, which profoundly alters the local space and landscape. Under this context, there search intended to analyze how the claim for the protection of its cultural heritage in the community of São Gonçalo do Bação, a district of the city of Itabirito, MG, constitutes a form of resistance to the territorial impacts resulting from mining. In this scenario of conflict, there search analyzes the historical links of São Gonçalo do Bação with the mining activity, the preservation policies implemented by the municipality, and identifies the heritage manifestations recognized by the community, in order to understand the tensions that are established between mining and heritage. Concretely, it was verified manifestations that show the conflicts between the actors who establish what should be patrimonialized right to participate in this decision-making process, so as to ensure the defense of the affective,historical, landscape, artistic and symbolic values of the territory.