
02/08/2024
SMART CITY, SMART HERITAGE, SMART COMMUNITY - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ERIKA MARION ROBRAHN GONZALEZ
(Lecturer / PhD / Researcher. Social Anthropologist & Archaeologist. Specialist in Social Innovation and Creative)
It was great to participate in an event about the Smart District in the port region of Rio de Janeiro (Porto Maravilha) and have this archaeological structure as a backdrop, which is part of the Cultural Placemaking we implemented in 2016.
This structure is integrated into a hotel and commercial complex, with open access to visitors.
Part of this area originally consisted of sea, which was later filled in for the modern port of Rio de Janeiro. Our archaeological excavations revealed a pier, a lifting ramp, two sunken vessels, and a collection consisting of anchors, cannonballs, stoneware bottles, and pipes, among others.
The initiative is integrated into the strategy of renovating Porto Maravilha, highlighting its unique cultural heritage in preserving memory and enhancing the Creative Economy, Tourism and Cultural Services.
Yesterday's event, the III Porto Maravilha Solutions Forum, analyzed the progress achieved and new actions to transform the region into a hub of innovation and sustainable development. The current focus is on the inclusion of new communities, with the provision of housing. This presents a challenge (and an opportunity) to integrate the traditional communities of the port region with the new inhabitants. Cultural Placemaking actions, based on the Cultural Diplomacy approach, can support these complex processes of urban social dynamics.
https://www.sympla.com.br/.../iii-forum-de.../2541398...