Plano de gestão: sítio histórico urbano (SHU) "Rua do Porto" - Piracicaba - SP

Abstract

This paper aims to present reflections resulting from developed over the Urban Historic Site 'Rua do Porto' studies in Piracicaba - SP Brazil, having as focus the constitution of the cultural landscape and the four elements: water (man's relationship with the environment), fish (art of know-how), the potteries (occupation and constructive characteristic) and the pamonha’s production - a kind of sweet corn cake (art of know-how). These analyzes underlie historical and culturally Management Plan proposed to this area, whose conceptual basis is based on the concept of cultural landscape. Through a retrospective journey experiences on the Rio Piracicaba banks, it was possible to see how these items have either had their existence and representations marked by riverine characteristics of 'being' and 'living'. You can see how they were made through the historical and affective memory organization's, resulting in a selection process based on actions of government and citizens in their expressions of 'counterpower'.