Paraty Patrimônio Mundial Misto: povos e comunidades tradicionais e o ensino de História na rede municipal

Abstract

On July 5, 2019, the city of Paraty, located on the south coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, received from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the title of Mixed World Heritage, composing the site Paraty and Ilha Grande: Culture and Biodiversity. This became the first mixed site, therefore, of a cultural and natural character, in Brazil. For this achievement, the presence of traditional people and communities in the territory of the municipality was fundamental, together with their knowledge and way of life. In this way, the present research intends to seek to present possibilities for approaching the history, culture and memory of the indigenous people, quilombolas and caiçaras of Paraty in the teaching of History in the final years of Elementary School of the municipal schools, from the title of Mixed World Heritage. To this end, discussions and reflections will be established on who and what are the rights of people and traditional communities in Brazil, on the performance of these people in the historical processes crossed by the city, on the very notion of heritage and its appropriation and mobilization at the local level, and also on the relationship between Heritage and History Teaching, thus moving concepts such as Heritage Education, identity and historical awareness.