EMERGING VOICE
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Landscapes of Conflict: Participatory Heritage Education
EMERGING VOICE
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Landscapes of Conflict: Participatory Heritage Education
Project Team
Daniel Athias de Almeida
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The research uses participatory heritage education and community mapping for sustainable development, empowering communities in Magé, Brazil to manage cultural landscapes (SDGs 4, 11, 16).
Overview
This research explores participatory heritage education in Magé (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), addressing local conflicts, invisibility, and sustainable development through cultural and nature-based approaches. It combines community mapping, participatory inventories, and affective cartographies to foster democratic management of cultural landscapes. The project connects directly to SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). What excites me most is how heritage education can reveal invisible landscapes and empower local communities to co-produce knowledge and stewardship practices. Community engagement was a central component through workshops with schools, youth, and residents of traditional and marginalized communities.
Institution
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Postgraduate Program in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – PROARQ/FAU-UFRJ
Postgraduate Program in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – PROARQ/FAU-UFRJ / PhD. in Architecture
Additional Team Members
Vera Regina Tângari
Community Engagement
Community engagement was built through participatory workshops, school-based heritage education, affective mapping, and participatory inventories, fostering dialogue with youth, traditional communities, and local residents to co-produce knowledge and landscape narratives.
Partners
Public schools in Magé, quilombola communities, local associations, the municipal heritage office, and research groups (UFRJ, Columbia University), supported by CAPES/CAPES PRINT Scholarship.
