O (RE)CONHECIMENTO DO PATRIMÔNIO CULTURAL RURAL: AS VIVÊNCIAS DOS MORADORES DO DISTRITO DE GUARAGI, PONTA GROSSA (PR)

Abstract

This dissertation discusses the concept of rural cultural heritage. A study from the social actors who experience the rural district of Guaragi in the county of Ponta Grossa - PR. It was sought to understand from the experiences of permanent and summering residents of the district what represents this heritage category. In the first part of the research it was done a theoretical discussion, where it was shown some reflections about the current context of the relations between country and city, rural and urban, to understand how the new dynamics and configurations among these spaces can reflect on the social identity of the actor who lives in the countryside and also on issues related to cultural heritage in a larger context and more specifically about the rural cultural heritage. In the second part, it was done the presentation and discussion about the data obtained in the field research and a discussion about the intangible cultural heritage as well as the final discussions and conceptual contributions. It was discussed concepts such as culture, identity, relationship between country and city, rural and urban, landscape, memory and heritage, to understand and, thus, to collaborate on the expansion and discussion of the concept of rural cultural heritage.