As estórias que a história não conta: a perpetuação do racismo institucional nas políticas públicas de tombamento

Abstract

Brazil, marked by rich cultural diversity, faces significant challenges when it comes to preserving its historical and cultural heritage. While listing policies seek to protect and value cultural assets, there is a notable gap in the representation and preservation of fundamental aspects of Afro-Brazilian heritage. The structure of Brazil's public heritage policies and the bias adopted in the structuring and elaboration of measures that do not prioritize Brazilian African heritage are investigated, considering that, even with the patrimonialization of the reminiscences of the former quilombos brought by the Federal Constitution of 1988 , only Quilombo do Ambrósio (Minas Gerais) and Quilombo dos Palmares (Alagoas) obtained recognition from the State. The aim is to investigate evidence of racism present in the representation of national architectural, cultural and historical heritage, with a schematization of the listing policy tending to move away from African roots and Brazilian black history. The objective is to analyze the patterns present in the representation of national architectural, cultural and historical heritage, influencing heritage policies to distance themselves from African origins and the black history of Brazil. Finally, it is concluded that state activity needs to be shaped by the understanding of racism as a harmful element in the social process. Bibliographical research is used as a methodology through the analysis of books, legal articles, international documents, legislation and jurisprudence. The research is pure, qualitative in nature, with descriptive and exploratory purposes.