Português THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF REGIONAL URBANIZATION IN COLONIAL BRAZIL

Formation of urban networks in the hinterlands of Bahia in its gold and diamond mining areas.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present an overview of what has been researched by academics and heritage preservation organizations regarding the history of urbanization in Brazil, focusing on the formation of urban networks resulting from the exploration of diamonds in the Chapada Diamantina region, Bahia, in the 18th and 19th centuries. This review aims to identify potential gaps that research in the field of architecture and urbanism could address. Upon examining the extensive national and regional bibliography, it becomes evident that there is a need to in]corporate the contributions of these renowned researchers in the development of new studies. During the exploratory phase, the scarcity of specific studies on Architecture and Urbanism related to the history of urbanization in Bahia, especially in the Chapada Diamantina region, dealing with territorial formation and intraurban spaces, became apparent.