| Destination - Historic Patrimony |
There are a great number of institutions responsible for evaluating potential
candidates to receive the title of Historical Patrimony. Only in Brazil, besides the state and municipal organs, there is the Iphan – Instituto
do Patrimonio Histórico e Artístico Nacional, which was created in 1937.
The Iphan is responsible for the registering and reforms in old buildings that
are considered historical by the Institution. Buildings are not the only items considered Patrimony. Maps and documents movables land and even
works of art are protected by the Iphan. Since its creation, more than 20 thousand building have been registered, including urban centers,
without mentioning the almost two million objects with books, photographs and even VCR tapes in its files.
The Institution that identifies and cares of the world Heritage is the Unesco.
They are buildings, monuments and other assets that have some type of value. When something is considered World Heritage, it belongs to all the
people in the world no matter of the country where it is located.
There is a strict selection process to include a place or object in the World
Heritage List. Among the main requirements is the necessity of being a cultural demonstration expressed in a work of art or in the architecture
of a building and indicate an ancient tradition of the people.
Today Brazil has the following monuments that are considered World Heritage by
Unesco:
- The Historical Center of Diamantina, in
Minas Gerais.
- The Historical Center of Goias, in Goias.
- The Historical Center of
Olinda, in
Permambuco.
- The Historical Center of
Salvador, in
Bahia.
- The Historical Center of
São Luis, in
Maranhão.
- The city of Goias, in Goias.
- The Architectonic and Urbanistic Mass of
Ouro Preto, in
Minas Gerais.
- The Urbanistic, Architectonic and Scenic Mass of
Brasilia, in the
Federal District.
- The Costa do Descobrimento in the South of
Bahia and North of Espírito Santo with more than
15.700 biuldings to be protected.
- Remains of the Igreja de São Miguel das Missões Jesuiticas das Guaranis, in
Rio Grande do Sul.
- Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhas, in
Minas Gerais.
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