Memory Spots: Methodology and Practices in Social Museology

Organização dos Estados Ibero-americanos - OEI Instituto Brasileiro de Museus – IBRAM

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Memory Spots: methodology and practices in social museology / Orga- nização dos Estados Ibero-americanos, Instituto Brasileiro de Museus. – Brasília: Phábrica, 2016 98 p. : 20 x 20 cm

Original title: Pontos de memória: metodologias e práticas em museologia social. ISBN 978-85-69369-04-2

1. Museology. I. Instituto Brasileiro de Museus. II. Title.

CDD-069 Federal Government Memory Spots Program Consultants Procurement Manager Luiz José da Silva President of the Republic Ana Maltez Cristina Holanda Dilma Rousseff Administration Assistants Cyntia Silva Oliveira Minister of Culture - MinC Aline Rodrigues Gontijo Eliete Silva Juca Ferreira Andréa Lorena Oliveira França João Paulo Vieira Fabiana Paulina Lopes Maristela Simão Instituto Brasileiro de Museus- Ibram José Wilson Sandes Dourado Júnior Mônica Costa Chairman Natália Spim Consultants Carlos Roberto F. Brandão Rodolfo Fonseca Ângelo Morais Fábio Mendes Sara Schuabb Institutional Relations Advisory Center – NRI Fernanda Curti Silvana Bastos Marlon Duarte Barbosa Juliana Santini de Oliveira Vera Demoliner Lauro Umeno Federal Prosecutor - PROFER Wellington Pedro Silva Eliana Alves de Almeida Sartori Lícia Moura Comuse Interns Mara Costa Internal Audit – Audin Beatriz Dias Rodrigo Dias Werner Neibert Bezerra Director of the Department of Museums Process Technical review of the - Dpmus publication - Ibram Organization of Ibero-American Manuelina Maria Duarte Cândido Cristina Rodrigues Holanda States for Education, Culture and Cinthia Maria Rodrigues Oliveira Direction of the Department of Diffusion, Science - Oei Fomentation and Economics of Museums – DDFEM Sara Schuabb Eneida Braga Rocha de Lemos Offices in Brazil Portuguese-English translation

Director of the Department of Internal Regional Director Comercial Aildasani Management - DPGI Adriana Rigon Weska Portuguese-English translation revision Valeria Grilanda Rodrigues Paiva Technical Advisory Dalva Oliveira de Paula General Coordination of Museum Information Roberto A. Algarte Cover design Systems – CGSIM Mônica Padilha Fonseca Rose Moreira de Miranda Legal Advisory Alexandre Amaral Coordination of Education and Social Museology Phábrica de Produções – Comuse Secretary Cinthia Maria Rodrigues Oliveira Suelen Kelly Barbosa Graphic design, diagrammation and editing Valéria Ventura Barreiros Employees of Comuse Art direction Dalva de Paula Development and Technical Cooperation Alecsander Coelho Joana Regattiere Coordination Paulo Ciola Juliana Vilar Cláudia Paes de Carvalho Baena Soares Diagrammation Mônica Padilha Administration, Finance and Accounting Cícero Moura Lago Raquel Fuscaldi Coordination Icaro Bockmann Renata Almendra Amira Lizarazo Marcel Casagrande Marcelo Macedo Outsourced staff of Comuse Execution and Projects Monitoring Managers Rodrigo Alves Fabiana Andrade Carla Souto Maria Gonçalves Telma Teixeira da Silva Table of Contents

Introduction...... 6 Editorial Note...... 7 Preface...... 8 Managing Councils of All 12 Spots...... 11 OEI Technicians ...... 13 Ibram Chairmen...... 14 Ibram Employees...... 14 Consultants ...... 15

1. Community awareness and composition of decision entity...... 17 Methodology to implement Grande São Pedro Memory Spot...... 18 Taquaril Museum Memory Spot ...... 19 Brasilândia Social Museum...... 23

2. Museum actions...... 29 Cultura Periférica Museum...... 29 Beiru Memory Spot...... 33 Mangue do Coque Museum...... 35 3. Participative Inventory...... 39 Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot...... 39 Terra Firme Memory Spot...... 44 Grande Bom Jardim Memory Spot ...... 49

4. Diffusion products...... 61 Estrutural Memory Spot...... 61 Favela Museum (MUF)...... 68 Periferia Museum (MUPE)...... 71

5. Memory Webs...... 77

6. Evaluation of a Methodology in Social Museology...... 79

Afterword...... 96 Credits of images...... 98 Introduction Carlos Roberto F. Brandão Chairman of the Brazilian Institute of Museums

The Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram/De- The twelve first Memory Spots were part of the partment of Culture) is very pleased to launch this initial stage of the Program, already bringing creative publication marking an important step to the devel- and innovative Projects. After this first moment, opment of the Memory Spots Program and the field today we work on a meaningful expansion of the of Social Museology. Here, we present the process program, investing on the strengthening of autono- of implementing the first 12 Memory Spots, when mous community memory initiatives networks with the program also counted on the Department of their own communication channels. Justice’s contribution in 2009 through the National We have a lot of work ahead, but important steps Program for Public Safety with Citizenship - PRONA- have already been taken. We hope the texts pub- SCI by means of an International Technical Cooper- lished serve as a reference to understand this pol- ation Project with the Organization of Ibero-Ameri- icy, its construction steps and future challenges. We can States - OEI. This publication also provides the are certain that the work of these players, including assessment record on the project’s development Ibram, is already a landmark in Brazilian Museology conducted by each of the original Spots represen- history. Hence, we register our pleasure in disclos- tatives. ing and diffusing these experiences that so much Memory Spots Program was created in articula- contribute to innovation in the field of museology; tion with the National Policy of Museums and the therefore, confirming our wish to foster new ideas National Museums Sectoral Plan presenting guide- and actions, and promote exchange of experiences, lines and proposals prepared by several public que- reciprocal fertilization, disseminate methodologi- ries and with broad participation of professionals cal, thematic and exhibition innovations. We are from the field of museology in Brazil. convinced that the history of Brazil deserves ver- We experienced an exceptional development of sions do justice to its size and internal diversity, and museological activities during the last few years, es- that we are contributing towards this end. pecially related to the growth of community Museol- ogy, focused on its social role, redefining museums as not only educational spaces, but also spaces 6 for coexistence, research, exhibition of collections, and political education of individuals and communities engaged in the process of forging their own museological narrative. This is a broad and diverse movement, comprised by a large number of players and institutions involved in a rich and encouraging dialogue, which we are proud to add our efforts on. Editorial Note Sara Schuabb Memory Spots Program Consultant

The Memory Spots Program has community and Museum Lomba do Pinheiro (Porto Alegre - RS) 7 collective construction as one of its main pillars. wrote about their participative inventory processes. These criteria guide this publication, which follows Memory Spot in Estrutural (Federal District), an editorial project agreed upon since the 5th Na- Periferia Museum - MUPE (Curitiba - PR), and tional Forum of Museums, in 2012. It is a narrative Favela Museum (Rio de Janeiro - RJ) presented the developed with many voices, with speech places creation process of their diffusion products. already specified. The voice of the team involved in the project was Ibram invited all twelve first Memory Spots of the added to these twelve voices, and bring two sepa- program to report their experience, writing texts to- rated sets of boxes. The first one contains specific gether, to be signed by their respective managing explanations on steps of the project methodology, councils. As narratives written by Spots are always from IBRAM’s Spot of view. The second set of on the first person plural, it seemed perfect to us boxes briefly introduces each memory initiative, that texts published here followed the same logic. contextualizing them in their neighborhood. Clearly, among many commitments we undertake, it is not always easy to gather four or six hands to Our intent with this polyphonic composition, write a text in a timely manner. Each Spot was free where images produced by several sources were to decide the writing of its own text, finding the most also important, was to provide each initiative with suitable solution to achieve results representing the the opportunity to express their own terms. We ex- collective work, case by case. Project development pect the consequent change of style may show the steps serve as guiding principle for the different internal diversity of the program, making justice to its texts. They were divided among the Spots, and each collective, multifaceted and autonomous character. of them narrated their own history. The initial step, named community awareness and decision entity formation, was the responsibility of Memory Spots in Taquaril (Belo Horizonte - MG), São Pedro (Vitória - ES) and Brasilândia (São Paulo - SP). Museum actions, the next step, were described by Memory Spot in Cultura Periférica Museum (Ja- cintinho - Maceio - AL), and Memory Spot in Beiru (Salvador - BA). Memory Spot in Grande Bom Jardim (Fortaleza - CE), Terra Firme (Belém - PA), and Community Preface Cinthia Maria Rodrigues Oliveira Coordinator of Education and Social Museology of Dpmus/Ibram

This publication’s main goal is to present the Safety with Citizenship, PRONASCI; the signature creation of the Memory Spots Program method- of a cooperation project with the Organization ology and its assessment from all 12 first Memory of Ibero-American States - OEI; and the creation Spots arise or made possible with the support of of the Brazilian Institute of Museums - Ibram the Federal Government as of 2009. Preparation (2009). of experiences narrative from one of the meth- Suburb communities from 12 Brazilian capitals odology steps was produced separately by each were sensitized in order to conduct the actions. member of Spots Managing Council; however, Thus, between 2009 and 2011, consultants hired the process assessment was made in a meeting by OEI and Ibram technicians conducted techni- held in Brasília, on December, 2013, attended by cal visits and workshops to provide a conceptual one of its representatives. basics and technical support to activities devel- Texts were written in 2012 and, three years later, oped in each step defined as necessary to estab- they do not require update. Written by all Spots, lish a Memory Spot. they are the record - of a non-institutional Spot From the beginning, respecting the principles of view - of actions to consolidate an exclusive of autonomy and protagonism was essential: Ib- shared construction - between State and civil so- ram was not entitled - through consultants and ciety - of a methodology that uses Museology technicians - to conduct actions. They resulted tools to handle social memory. from each Spot’s work, according to their local, On one hand, all 12 communities that partic- structural and momentary peculiarities. How- ipated in this methodology preparation already ever, recognizing differences was not confused worked or wished to conduct a systematic iden- with drawing away from each other, and making tification, record, sharing and preservation of Memory webs - seeking to articulate Spots into memories work. On the other hand, along with network - was a methodology-constitutive step. cultural Spots inspired by constructions such as With different paces, 11 out of 12 initial Spots Museu da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro, project cre- completed all five methodology steps1: ators and technicians who comprised the team 8 1. Identification proposed to make these groups take ownership of social Museology concepts and tools in order 2. Training (participation in seminars and work- to better exercise their right to the memory. shops) Interaction between both groups were possi- 3. Execution of a participative inventory ble for a sequence of facts: inclusion of memory actions into the National Program for Public 1 Three Memory Webs were made between 2009 and 2010. 4. Conduction of museum actions to share all, a qualitative scaling of the project. While and diffuse memories dealing with 12 initiatives, the technical team 5. Reinforcement of the Memory Spots net- should be focused essentially in the operational work into National Memory Webs part. Assimilation of nearly 50 other initiatives represented a challenge for all project players. Representatives of the 12 Spots and Ibram team Ibram’s team needed to adopt a more strategic discussed the results of the methodology used perspective, since all 12 Spots were developing in order to assess the methodology as a whole, 9 actions in different stages of the methodology. going through each step, in December, 2013. Dur- On their sides, Spots also needed to reposition ing three days of immersion and application of themselves in relation to Ibram. qualitative and interaction and participation techniques, the assessment of results obtained by the The solution, shared by many, seemed to Spots confirmed what had been only an expecta- bring those first Spots - frequently called “pio- tion in the beginning of the project. neer Spots” - and those integrating to the project closer especially due to the formation and It remained clear that with the social memory strengthening of territorial and thematic network conducted from 2009 to 2013 in this part- works, and since they were awarded by the public nership model, Memory Spots were able to pro- notice: the “awarded Spots”. mote: However, these networks needed to be more - Knowledge and valuation of the local memory; comprehensive, including other initiatives called - Strengthening of local traditions, identity and partners2 that shared their experiences with the bonds; 12 Spots since the beginning. Likewise, institu- - Valuation of local potential, promotion of tions - especially universities and museums - tourism and local economy; which offered their support should be included - Sustainable development of locations; and contributed to the conduction of actions and continuous improvement.3 - Improvement of the quality of life, by reducing poverty and violence. Until November, 2014, Ibram had identified al- most 300 memory and social Museology initia- However, even before conducting this formal tives during the 4th Memory Web, many of them assessment of the methodology, Memory Spots articulated in territorial and thematic networks.4 Program’s technical team could already notice All 10 (ten) networks identified by Ibram were the benefits of the work conducted in each Spot. presented in the “Plural Memories” exhibition in- Therefore, in 2011, recognizing the results already tegrated to the 6th National Forum of Museums, achieved with the project and, seeking to support which included the 4th Web.5 initiatives working with memories even further, Ibram launched the first award public notice for Memory Spots, awarding 45 actions conducted 2 Museu da Maré and Ecomuseu da Amazônia are an example of “partner Spots”. in Brazil and 3 abroad. The number of Spots in- 3 Museu da República, Museu Emílio Goeldi and the Federal University of Pernambuco are examples of institutions that creased exponentially, going from 12 to 60. follow the actions of the program from the beginning. 4 Such as Rio’s Social Museology Network, LGBT Memory Radical increase in the number of Memory Network and Community Museums Ceará Networking. Spots required not only a quantitative, but above 5 Belém do Pará, November, 2014 The last Web celebrated an integration of and workshops’ contents structuring the pioneer and awarded Spots, and memory and Memory Spots Program, also online. social Museology initiatives, not only articu- Aiming at the future is emphasizing that we lated in networks, but also represented in the still have a lot to do. However, systematiz- proposal to form a Shared and Participative ing what has already been lived reveals that Management Council for the Memory Spots something has already been built as a result Program, which is undergoing a formalization of concrete actions, reflection, confrontation process. of difficulties and joint creation of feasible New steps of the program should respond solutions. This is a methodology to practice to unfolding of Cultura Viva Law published social Museology. in 2014 and that, once more, resized the Program, especially by enabling the multipli- With this book, we intend to disseminate cation of sources to support work with the the record of this Memory Spots Program social memory. This new configuration leads first step, seven (7) years after the signature to a redefinition of roles, especially at Ibram, of Prodoc OEI/BRA 08/007 and two (2) im- thus emphasizing the Institute’s interest in portant reviews of the said Project. Awaited the creation of the Program’s methodology for a long time, it should be seen as a sys- diffusion tools. tematization of the methodology and its as- Therefore, Ibram is working to develop an sessment. Nonetheless, it is undoubtedly a online teaching and learning environment, recognition of contributions to the creation Saber Museum Program platform, which will and continuity of Memory Spots Program, enable the interchange of experiences, as whether from society or OEI representatives, well as the access and sharing of seminars or Ibram technicians and managers.

10 Managing Councils1 of All 12 Spots2

Managing Council of Terra Firme Memory Spot José Aparecido da Silva 11 Camila de Fátima Simão de Moura José Aparecido Oliveira Paiva Deivision Laurentino da Rocha José Alves Afonso Filho Edivânia Santos Alves Manoel Pereira da Cruz Eliete Santana de Carvalho Marcelo Souza Rocha Francisca Rosa Silva dos Santos Palmira de Oliveira Helena do Socorro Alves Quadros Pedro Divino Jéssica Luiza dos Santos Gusmão Rosane Aparecida Morais de Oliveira João Batista Costa dos Anjos Managing Council of Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot José Maria Vale de Souza Eduino de Mattos Leonel das Chagas Oliveira Cláudia Feijó da Silva Maria Francisca de Araújo Santos Izolina Elísia de Anhaia Maria Madalena da Gama Pantoja Lucas Antonio Morates Sâmia Maria Silva Márcia Isabel Teixeira de Vargas Teresinha Beatriz Medeiros MUPE Managing Council Teresa Regina Moreira Dutra Arlinda Messias dos Santos Adenival Alves Gomes Managing Council of Estrutural Memory Spot Frederico Alves Pinheiro Adoaldo D. Alencar (Duda) Geraldo Batista de Souza Alessandra Ferreira de Araujo Luci Otazia Ribeiro Valente Caroline Soares Santos Joel Alves da Silva Coracy Coelho Chavante Managing Councils1 of All 12 Spots2

1 Information on directors of each Memory Spot who contributed to the texts of the book was taken from Actions Plans systematized by local consultants indicated by Spots from 2011 to 2012. They were: Adriano Almeida (Grande Bom Jardim-CE), Adriano Freitas (Beiru-BA), Camila Moura (Terra Firme -PA), Deuzani Noleto (Estrutural-DF), Gustavo Gervásio (Grande São Pedro-ES), Isabella Santos (Coque-PE), Lucas Morates (Lomba do Pinheiro-RS), Marcelo Rocha (Sítio Cercado – PR), Rita Pinto (Museu de Favela- RJ), Viviane Rodrigues (Jacintinho-AL), and Wellington Pedro Silva (Taquaril-MG). Brasilândia did not have a local consultant, and information on members of the Memory Spot was taken from product no. 1 of consultant Christiana Storino (2010) and no. 4 of Inês Gouveia (2010). Names were listed in alphabetical order. 2At different moments of their respective trajectories, some of the 12 memory and social museology selected initiatives began to call themselves "Museum" and these choices were respected by Ibram, considering the principle of autonomy of the Program’s participants. Denylson Douglas de Lima Cardoso Leila Regina da Silva Deuzani Candido Noleto Maria da Paz de Souza Fernanda Ferreira Araujo Mauricio Barbosa Brandão Jacira de Jesus Vieira Osvaldo Lopes Pedroso Maria Abadia Teixeira de Jesus Oriel Ilario de Jesus Vicente de Paula Sousa Pedro Henrique Silva Santos Walter Gomes de Souza MUF Managing Council Wilson Wagner Brandão Ribas (W2) Antônia Ferreira Soares Wellington Pedro da Silva Carlos Esquivel Gomes da Silva Ubirajara José Couto Deusdete Silva Nascimento Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Katia Afonso Silva Loureiro Marli de Oliveira Melo Managing Council of Cultura Periférica Museum Rita de Cássia Santos Pinto Memory Spot Sidney Silva Edilma Marques de Lima Jailson Carnaúba de Oliveira Managing Council of Grande Bom Jardim Memory João Luiz Soares Spot João Carlos Elias de Alburquerque Francisco Macedo Lopes Lucival Salgueiro da Silva Francisco Edmar Barbosa de Castro Maria Enaura Alves do Nascimento Francisco Otaviano Alves de Oliveira Nilda Maria Lima dos Santos Marileide da Silva Luz Paulo Zacaria da Silva Miguel Ferreira Neto Sirlene Gomes da Silva Regina Márcia Ferreira Diolino Viviane Conceição Rodrigues Regina Maria da Silva Severino Managing Council of Mangue do Coque Museum Managing Council of Taquaril Museum Memory Spot Memory Spot Cloves Furtado Aparecido Aldemar Severino Carneiro Edilson Pinheiro Cássia Lindinalva Pinheiro Edinéia Aparecida de Souza Josivânia Barbosa da Silva Fernanda Jardim de Melo Wilton Francisco da Silva 12 Fernanda Lourenço Miranda Vanessa Francisca da Silva Geraldo Moreira da Silva Hortência Rocha dos Santos Managing Council of Grande São Pedro Memory Spot Ires Iene dos Reis Oliveira Claudete Soares Oliveira Bispo José Vieira Gustavo de Oliveira Gervásio Junior Marques da Silva João Francisco Bispo de Castro Júnior Jeovânia Barcelos Gomes Teixeira Luciandréa Gonçalves de Melo Livaldo Aparecido Degásperi Maria de Fátima Magalhães Mariana Cerqueira Cesar Roberto dos Santos

Managing Council of Beiru Memory Spot Managing Council of Brasilândia Social Museum Ailza Maria Brito Araújo Élcio Aparecido de Souza (in memorian) Cariane dos Santos Freitas Fábio Ivo Aureliano 13 Carlos Ricardo Ferreira dos Santos Jonatas Rodrigues Francisco Jorge Fernandes de Souza Kleber Silva Júnior Gilvan Pereira dos Santos Leandro Batista Hilário Santana de Araújo Marilisa Bertolin Jairo Augusto Jesus de Oliveira Paula Dias Jussara Santiago S. Nascimento Sueli Ferreira

OEI Technicians (2009-2016) 1

Cláudia Paes de Carvalho Baena Soares (Coordinator of the Technical Cooperation Development, 2009-2015)

Fernanda Curti (Projects Manager, 2014-2016)

Telma Teixeira da Silva (Projects Manager, 2009-2015)

1 Names of those who discussed directly with Memory Spots Program in alphabetical order. Ibram Chairmen1

José do Nascimento Júnior (2009-2013) Ângelo Oswaldo de A. Santos (2013-2014) Carlos Roberto. F. Brandão (2015-2016)

Ibram Employees (2009-2016) 2

Cícero Almeida (Director of DPMUS, 2013-2013) Mário Chagas (Director of DPMUS, 2009-2013) Cinthia Maria R. Oliveira (Coordinator of Comuse, Manuelina Duarte (Director of DPMUS, 2015 - Current) 2012 - Current) Marcelle Pereira (Coordinator of Comuse, 2009-2012) Cláudia Rose Ribeiro Nicole Reis Ena Colnago (Coordinator and Director of DDFEM, Patrícia Albernaz (Coordinator of DDFEM, Current) 2009-2015) Rafaela Mendes Eneida Braga (Director of DDFEM, 2009 - Current) Raquel Fuscaldi Felipe Evangelista Silva Valdemar de Assis Joana Regattieri Vivian Coburcci João Barbosa (Director of DPMUS, 2014-2015) Vinicius Barcelos (in memoriam) Juliana Vilar Luciana Palmeira (Director of DPMUS, 2013-2014)

1 Names of those who discussed directly with Memory Spots Program in alphabetical order. 2 In alphabetical order. Civil or commissioned servants directly involved with the creation and maintenance of Memory Spots Program in the period were considered, with emphasis to directors of the Department of Museums Process (Dpmus) and coordinators of Education and Social Museology, formally linked to Memory Spots Program as per Ibram organization chart. Consultants Hired by Prodoc 1 (2009-2015) 15

Adriano Almeida Isabela Santos Adriano Silva João Paulo Vieira Neto Ana Maltez Lavínia Cavalcanti Ana Paula Varanda Lucas Morates Beatriz Lanna Lyra Marcelo Rocha Camila Moura Maristela Simão Cláudia Castro Mônica Costa Christiana Storino Natália Spim Cristina Holanda Rita Pinto Cyntia Silva Oliveira Rodolfo Fonseca Daniel Fernandes Sara Schuabb Deuzani Noleto Silvana Bastos Elmer Oliveira Welcio Toledo Eliete Pereira Wellington Silva Gustavo Gervásio Vera Demoliner Inês Gouveia Viviane Rodrigues

1 In alphabetical order with their respective work period, until December, 2013, when the Meeting to Assess Pioneer Memory Spots was held. Stage 1 Stage 1 17 Community awareness and composition of decision entity

The community awareness stage aims at mo- groups and movements, and local communication bilizing and involving communities in museum, media, external partners, among other related enti- memory, citizenship, right to memory, cultural ties and groups. Each Memory Spot then creates, policies, and Memory Spots Program actions and from its local articulators, a representative entity, goals-related issues. This stage is highly relevant which becomes a direct communication channel to start working in the community, as this is the with Ibram during the project participative meth- time when different groups and local representa- odology development. Since then, this group par- tions are summoned to discuss and demonstrate ticipates in debates, seminars, national Memory the wish to develop social Museology actions and Spots meetings and, above all, articulate, coordi- projects in the community. Community awareness nate, and execute the action plan actions for de- also serves to conduct memory rounds, when velopment and strengthening the social Museology local residents report important moments in the initiative in the community. Each location is respon- local history, establish conflicting versions, iden- sible for holding seminars and meetings to choose tify the oldest residents, characters and remark- members of the decision entity, as well as its for- able histories. It is also an opportunity to address mation methodology, format, organization model, sociocultural and political questions in the region, roles and number of members. Each representative and to raise local artistic and cultural expressions. group elects or indicates seminars and meetings This stage is usually made in the form of broad attended by community leaders. Minutes and re- seminars, organized, disclosed and summoned by ports recording information on members of each community leaders, first contacted by Brazilian In- entity are made in order to formalize it. stitute of Museums (Ibram/MinC) technical team about the Memory Spots Program. Community Museum of Grande São Formation of the decision entity in when local Pedro Memory Spot articulators choose a legitimate group represent- (Grande São Pedro — Vitória/ES) ing the community to become the Memory Spot São Pedro Memory Spot gathers community representative, thus being responsible for executing leaderships, representatives of samba schools, Community and awareness entity of decision composition the project and promoting discussions with other Methodology to implement Grande São Pedro Stage 1 Stage musicians, dancers, young and older people Memory Spot engaged in reflecting about the importance Initially, the methodology aimed at raising aware- of (re)constructing the local memory and ness of social Grande São Pedros’ both social strengthen identities that go through strug- movements leaders and residents. It included di- gles and achievements of the region, known rect contacts with leaders representing each social for the strong presence of social movements. movement. Located around a mangrove, the tourist destination is Ilha das Caieiras, known for crab After raising awareness, we introduced the Mem- butchers and as a gastronomic center, gath- ory Spot program to the community with a brief ering approximately 20 restaurants. Grande photos and documents exhibition in order to São Pedro includes the neighborhoods of strengthen awareness of the general community. São Pedro I, II, III, IV, Nova Palestina and Re- Such an exhibition was attended by municipal sistência, comprised by streets whose names authorities, religious representatives, social move- make reference to the local history of struggle, ments and social projects developed in the re- such as Rua da Conquista (Conquest Street), gion. The material exhibited was selected through Rua da Revolução (Revolution Street), Rua contacts established in the community and docu- do Grito (Cry for Independence Street), and ments from social movements. Rua da Resistência (Resistance Street). It was once a construction site, with unpaved streets and home to a landfill. It currently has around 40 thousand residents.

Greater São Pedro, Vitória (ES)

First meeting of the Grande São Pedro Memory Spot management council. Secondly, the approach to communities nar- rowed, meetings were held in each neighborhood, Taquaril Museum Memory Spot with one representative of entities and in their re- (Taquaril, Belo Horizonte/MG) spective headquarters. Taquaril Museum Memory Spot recounts Then, we advertised exhibitions, communities’ histories and experiences of residents and festivals and other activities to communicate enti- the territory as dynamic plot of identity for- ties in major newspapers. The internal regimen and mation, penetrating historical trajectories and 19 the action plan were created in parallel. immersing in the lives of the residents, and collective memories and remembrances. After creating these 2 documents, we conducted the first task of the plan of forming Memory Agents The museum gathers community leaders - name given to young people indicated by com- and representatives of movements and cul- munity leaders to conduct the action plan. tural groups known for promoting cultural effervescence in the region. In October, 2012, a major exhibition was made in partnership with SECULT - State Department of Taquaril neighborhood is located in the East Region of Belo Horizonte, more specifically, between the neighborhoods of Alto Street names reveal the history Vera Cruz, Granja de Freitas and Castanhei- of struggle of the region ras, bor bordering with the City of Sabará. It was formed in 1981, in an area that belonged to the Urban Development Company of the State of Minas Gerais - (CODEURB) and is characterized by the struggle for housing and the population’s engagement in social movements. The neighborhood has around 30 thousand residents.

Culture and Municipal Department of Culture. The exhibition was about the 37 years of Grande São Pedro’s region development. It comprised photos selected by memory agents and residents dona- tions. The Dutch anthropologist, Gerard, who had also developed a work in the region during the 70s and 80s also made a donation. Every stage was monitored by Ibram technicians who visited Grande São Pedro for several times. This methodology was implemented for the Mem- Community and awareness entity of decision composition ory Spot and took three years for its conduction. Resident of the Greater São Pedro The first steps The group, now comprised by 12 people, thought Stage 1 Stage about conducting a seminar of “Presentation and Some might say Taquaril is the ‘whole of Bra- Creation of Taquaril Museum Memory Spot” fo- zil’. They are not aware of the history of the cused on a larger part of the community. Our first people who built it. Surrounded by Serra do motivation was the transfer of Memory Web pro- Curral, Belo Horizonte’s postcard. The sun cess made in Salvador, BA, and our own enchant- rise is beautiful to watch every dawn. ment with the Memory Spot already permeated by (Meu Brasil Taquaril - Wanderson Santos) ideas and dreams. We established a democratic work process in the organization methodology, Taquaril Museum Memory Spot’s history is be- including recognizing ourselves as a proposal ing narrated by the life journey of many people promotion group, and committing ourselves to in- and entities, their affections, knowledge, conflicts volve the community. and dreams imbued with the achievement and The seminar application of the right to memory. In 2009, Taquaril community leaders met representatives of the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram) team to present the Memory Spots Proj- ect aiming at strengthening actions and partnerships to establish a solid and reliable relationship for the conduction of the project and its development in the community of Taquaril, in the city of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais. A seed was planted and we found ourselves intertwined in the various paths of memory of our stories, in the fruitful commitment to make them an instrument of citizenship. Taquaril neighborhood and Conjunto Taquaril are included in the Memory Spots Program, starting a work of redefinition, valuation and preservation of the local memory

in these communities. Disclosure poster of the Workshop of Memory of From the beginning, the group spared no effort to Taquaril Museum, with logo developed by residents consolidate a mobilization and motivation process The group met systematically to come up with 20 involving our community in the project protagonism. After contacting Ibram’s team for the first time, lead- the presentation seminar; therefore, conflicts ers submitted a letter to the community represented and struggles we know are inherent in any con- by local entities and group for a meeting with a larger struction process involving a large number of number of participants. This meeting was attended stakeholders emerged. However, we were also by Ibram’s team, who chose three representatives to moving towards a bigger purpose, the fight for participate in the Memory Web, in Salvador, BA. the right to memory. Our debates had the approval of a community engagement strategy with the creation of a council, a broad community council to undertake responsibilities for the project implementation, inspired by the dynamics of sitting together and discuss our 21 community horizons. The final seminar plenary would be an opportunity to form this council, where people involved would be already familiar with Memory Spots Program’s proposals and methodologies. This seminar took place in the midst of expectations and anxieties, which was exceeded in its conduction. Held on February 20, 2010 at Professora Al- cida Torres Municipal School, the event gathered 60 people, including associations’ representatives, NGOs, cultural groups, the elderly, students, Health and Education professionals, the team responsible for Memory Spots project development in the community and members of the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram) team. The seminar begun with speeches from residents and promotion team involved in the process. After the speeches, participants were forwarded to thematic workshops according to their application forms. Identity, territory and belonging, memory and struggle history were topics addressed during workshops. Workshops were developed by community residents themselves Disclosure poster of the Workshop of and the promotion team, respecting each Memory of Taquaril Museum, with logo developed by residents one’s qualification and background. They were Community and awareness entity of decision composition crucial for the program’s proposal conceptual top decision-making and referrals body, being the Stage 1 Stage understanding. After workshops, people were entity responsible for the project development. forwarded to the final plenary to present dis- Taquaril Museum Memory Spot managing cussions addressed and form the managing council is comprised by two instances, one ex- council of Taquaril Museum Memory Spots ecutive board comprised by 5 members with the with the indication of 30 people. following positions: administrative officer, finance officer, secretary officer, social mobilization officer, The council and communication officer, everyone responsible On February 26, 2010, the “Presentation and for coordinating and submitting works and taking Creation of Taquaril Museum Memory Spot” the managing council to Spots to be addressed. seminar assessment meeting was held. It be- The other instance is a full board comprised by came a landmark to our community and we 30 people in its initial configuration, incorporating were able to state our joy in creating an activity members from the executive board. that brought together many forces in our com- Meetings that followed included the preparation munity. We also committed to conduct a meet- of internal bylaws, as well as a meeting to vote ing on March 6, 2010, for the office inauguration for an executive board. Since then, Taquaril neigh- of the managing council created at the end of borhood and Conjunto Taquaril community are the seminar and start a debate about its oper- one of the 12 initial locations part of the Memory ating regimen. Spots Program. Taquaril Museum Memory Spots The proposal was to create an autonomous focuses on the right to memory of every human council, without any link to community groups or group, stressing the importance of preserving his- institutions, which would ensure its broad engage- torical, artistic and cultural heritage, being a testi- ment. The council can and should be comprised mony of past generations heritage, which play a by different authorities and agents we have as the crucial role nowadays and is projected for the future, passing to future generations the references of a unique time and space that will never be re- lived, but revisited. By creating awareness of history intercommunication.

Working Group held during the workshop

22 Wareness raising workshop for the creation of the Memory Spot Articulation with the community in 2010

Technical visit of Ibram staff to meet partners of the Memory Spot

When we understand our social, artistic and cultural memory, we are able to see the evolu- Brasilândia Social Museum tion process to which a people’s knowledge and (Brasilândia, São Paulo/SP) know-how is inevitably exposed to. Brasilândia is a district located in the Taquaril Museum Memory Spots managing council has the purpose of making an inven- northwest region of the city of São Paulo tory of places of reference, facts and important with nearly 300 thousand residents, near events, people who actively participated in the Serra da Cantareira, and surrounded by community’s formation, as well as drawing a the neighborhoods of Vila Penteado, profile for groups, telling the community’s history Jardim Guarani, among others. The re- through residents, and also with the purpose of gion is the result of a division in several proposing intervention actions, such as meet- small farms and country houses existing ings, debates, memory rounds, workshops that in the first decades of the 20th century. can contribute to the recognition of the individual Mr. Brasilio Simões used to live in one included in a space and the reframing of the local of these small farms. He cultivated sug- memory. It also intends to propose and develop arcane and manufactured Caninha do products to diffuse memory actions. Therefore, it Ó, famous cane spirit at the time. With conducted a series of activities in the communi- the country and São Paulo’s develop- ties of Taquaril and Conjunto Taquaril, in order to ment, the region also underwent changes. Community and awareness entity of decision composition fulfill the proposal of its action plan. Paulo, which would later be known as Brasilân- Stage 1 Stage Small farms were divided into small villages dia - tribute paid to Brasílio Simões, a merchant and most of them were acquired by several who helped build Santo Antônio Parish, replacing a land division companies. chapel with the same name. Urban renovations downtown made workers Brasilândia residents in the most different orga- move to the suburbs. Running away from high nizations rescued the neighborhood and district’s rent costs, these residents began to acquire res- origin from several memories, records, history telling idential lots in early Brasilândia. Families from about the neighborhood, and consequently, the dis- the countryside in the pursue of better living trict’s origin in order to understand its dynamic and conditions were also moving to the region. purpose. Conversation rounds gave rise to memories São Paulo’s Memory Spot gathered represen- of facts that marked and strengthened the history tatives from several groups, movements and of Brasilândia residents, narrated in many different local communication media, for approximately ways but with the same emotion. one year and a half, to develop Brasilândia So- Brasilândia stood out due to political power cial Museum. Large seminars were conducted and organization since its origin because the in the community during this period on matters reality of the first pioneers was not easy: lack of related to the right to memory and social Muse- water, electricity, transportation, pavement... on ology, workshops about the collection and par- the other hand, living in Brasilis land was like ticipative inventory, as well as a set of museum living in a small town. Leisure times were spent actions engaging the community in its mem- in regional small pitches and rivers. Some of ories and collective histories. A photographic the residents became aware of Memory Spots exhibition focusing on residents’ struggle for program due to this organization in 2009; housing stands out among activities, and this therefore, they decided to reunite all initiatives theme accompanies the region since its ap- in one space, a cloud of social and collective pearance. Brasilândia - Its Villages and Gardens memory. Sueli Ferreira, Leandro Silva Batista, Fabio and Elenice Aureliano started articula- Brasilândia - Its Villages and Gardens tions that engaged more than 20 people, in The district of Brasilândia, in the north region of addition to several social and ecclesial entities. São Paulo’s capital, has a rich memory starting from In 2010, even before deciding on an eventual lane widening in the city central region. In 1946, the profile for the Memory Spot, the group started first families started to arrive in the territory, most of working by sharing. them comprised by workers expelled from down- Falling in love with the idea of exposing the innards of a history full of struggles, achieve- 24 town due to this project. Several version explain how did this change occur: some state that the city ments and confrontations, hurt by the pub- hall encouraged their trip to the big country houses lic power neglect and the marks of trafficking with the operation of a tile and brick works owned would not be easy to narrate. What should be by Bonilha family. The city hall would buy the land remembered? What should be forgotten, since and the tile and brick works would donate tiles, thus it’s never possible to forget? And, especially: “favoring” the first families living in that part of São how to tell? Several meetings were held, we cannot count haps. How can we exhibit a force in constant and how many, because collecting memories was not unpredictable transformation on images and ob- only made when we were in groups, and, above jects? Challenge was, therefore, presented. all, for not having control over memory. Sharing After forming the managing council, we needed was constant and intense. Now, Brasilândia So- to provide training in order to better organize the cial Museum was consolidated and was known Social Museum implementation work. To make for the most different district ideological, social the first exhibition a reality, Mirela Araújo, museol- 25 and political trends. The museum was shaped, ogist in the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram), not physically since it is not possible to put conducts the “Social Museology and Types of something that is abstract inside a structure, per- Museums” workshop to Brasilândia Memory Spot members. This workshop intended to train leaders and provide them with tools for the 1st Memory Sample of the region. Gathering a series of photos, documents and other materials was not enough. We had to know what to do with them. That’s why this training was so important. Community leaders received guidance for three days, in order to know how to organize documents, how to display the sample, make the planning, collection and exhibition. Although Brasilân- dia Memory Spot is in its second year of work, Brasilândia Museum doesn’t have a headquarter and collection established yet. The Museology Plan is still being prepared to provide work guidelines and the museum’s profile. “This is the only way we can make a museum, and conduct any organized activity to rescue memories,” emphasized Mirela. With our homework done, and after a year and a half of work, organization and mobilization, Brasilândia Memory Spot (SP) conducted its first exhibition named “Brasilândia - Its Villages and

Exhibition Poster 2010. Community and awareness entity of decision composition Gardens”. Comprised by over 40 neighborhoods, shower in waterfalls spread all over Brasilândia Stage 1 Stage divided into Villages and Gardens, the region with was wonderful. We used to know our neigh- more than 300 thousand residents presents the bors and had a relation with Serra da Can- first results of local memory rescue. The event tareira, which is now in danger,” recalls Dona was held in May of 2011, at Luiza Salete State Norma, who arrived in Brasilândia at the age of School and was attended by Mario Chagas, from twelve, and has more than 70 years of memory the Department of Culture, Pedro Galliker, from to share. Other participants emphasized preju- the National Program for Public Safety with Citi- dice: “If you wanted to work, you would have to zenship, City Hall representatives and local lead- say you lived in Freguesia do Ó; otherwise you ers represented by articulator Fabio Ivo, and also would lose the job, didn’t get a taxi, didn’t have gathered young people, adults, the elderly to en- installment,” recalls João Carlos, who contrib- joy the pleasures of memory. uted to the Spot managing council. The exhibit started with a tribute to Elcio de In addition to panels, the exhibition featured Souza (dead in February), major articulator pictures with before and after of some neigh- who loved Brasilândia, followed by the inspiring borhoods. There was also a picture providing speech of Mario Chagas reinforcing the right to movement to the show, since it was possible to the memory of all people, cultures and social see Serra da Cantareira untouched in the back classes. In his speech, Chagas says that there and houses that gradually took over the green is no model of history rescue and preservation. from Serra da Cantareira in the front to make This depends on the local dynamics and ex- room to other lives. periences; therefore, each museum initiative is The articulation team emphasized that such a free and should be respected. From such an historical record was untrue, that only a version assumption, the exhibition presented a group of those who participated in this process was, of flute children players assisted by a re- and the exhibition was open to new district nar- gional social project that recalled hits by Gon- rations, and thus, the memory round and several zaguinha, followed by a capoeira circle, adult cultural representations of neighborhoods. What and young memory round, sarau, chorinho actually impressed the team was the young peo- (Brazilian music genre), among other cultural ple who attended, which was undoubtedly the activities throughout Saturday. largest public in the exhibition. Young people Nine panels with Brasilândia photographs not only visited, but composed a specific mem- were exhibited, focusing especially on the re- ory round and learned that being young is not sistance for household, which happens since a synonym for museum amnesia. They narrated its appearance, in 1947, when São Paulo’s City the experience of living in one of the district that 26 Hall started to build large avenues in the city most kills young people in São Paulo and said capital and expropriated residents of slums, fi- that this fact doesn’t scare them. What they nancing slumming from more distant regions, fear the most is the indifference before this re- as addressed in the beginning of this text. ality caused by the lack of sporting, culture and Families that lived then shared their arrival in a leisure centers, since Brasilândia is the only ad- place that looked more like a small countryside ministrative division out of the 31 existing ones town with young people from now. “Taking a without even having a park. Activities ended the afternoon with “Coletivo de financing to strengthen museum actions. Such Mulheres Esperança Garcia” group presentation consultant would be a facilitator between Ibram addressing prejudice and violence against black and the managing council in the conduction women. The strong presence of young people of the planning provided for in the Museology and cultural activities expressing different district Plan. However, what could serve to reinforce doings were undoubtedly the main ingredients of works helped during the disarticulation process this cauldron of memory and citizenship. due to the public announcement requirements, 27 The exhibition was successful and gave rise as well as little understanding among remnants to another exhibition at Solimeo State School, of the already disarticulated Memory Spot. Nine which had everything to leverage the works of boards of the exhibition were left, as well as Brasilândia Social Museum. This assessment of the memory of an initiative that raised transfor- the managing council was received with joy from mation hope through an abstract, but firm and the local consultant, and would be followed by a present tool: the memory!

Exhibition at EE [state school] Luíza Salette in Vila Penteado, Brasilândia

Consultant João Paulo Vieira visits the Church of Freguesia do Ó, in restoration, and talks to Priest Carlos. Community and awareness entity of decision composition Stage 2 Stage 2 29 Museum actions

Museum actions comprise all forms and cre- Focused on valuing and recognizing the pe- ative processes of registration, recognition and ripheral culture memory, it acts with Mirante local memory valuation community activities con- Cultural project from Afro-Alagoas State Stud- ducted and promoted by Memory Spots. ies and Research Center - Quilombo, which They include rounds and memory chás, mu- brings together maracatu cultural groups, ca- seum parade, traveling exhibitions, graffiti, music festivals, saraus, food fairs, children research and poeira, coco music round, hip hop, afro and history championships, among other direct and contemporary dances, samba school, popular indirect actions involving the community in the theater, among other movements linked to lo- appreciation of their cultural references, identi- cal history, culture and identity. ties, memories, and local traditions. Conduction of museum actions is always on Memory Spots The name Jacintinho is a reference to the agenda, since they are a mean for initiatives to al- first regional owner, Jacinto Athayde, de- ways be connected to the community, summon- scending from Portuguese who built his own ing its residents to appropriate, to reflect and to house in the well in 1940, and the stone slope take over, in many ways, their memory. giving access to the small farm where the neighborhood is located today. As of 1950, Cultura Periférica Museum the region started to grow with the population (Jacintinho, Maceió/AL) arriving from the State countryside, attracted Cultura Periférica Museum Memory Spot by employment options in the capital. Today, acts from the diversity of several communities the neighborhood integrates four community cultural expressions part of Jacintinho neigh- nuclei: Jacintinho, Vergel, Vila Emater and Vila borhood. It is dedicated to diffusing histories of people and groups that give life to the mem- de Pescadores de Jaraguá, which gathers 200 ory in movement of Maceió peripheral culture. thousand residents. Museum actions Jacintinho was chosen to implement the There is a resemblance in quilombos resistance Stage 2 Stage Memory Spot, and is the most populated neigh- struggle and their current struggles since they do borhood in Maceió, considered peripheral not not settle on the social and economic marginal- for its geographical location, but its social status. ization they suffer. The museum is revealing hu- Jacintinho was formed by families coming from man drama the history can never let go or hide. Alagoas state countryside, sons of rural exodus, Museum actions were developed to disclose, mostly descending from Africans. They were ex- promote and strengthen bonds with communi- ploring small farms and populating the neigh- ties. Participation in Semana da Primavera (Spring borhood upwards, that is, through grottoes. The Week) with a memory round named “Mulheres neighborhood developed specially commercially; por Mulheres (Women for Women) was the first however, social issues were also intensified. Popu- one in 2011. It gathered female leaders in several lation’s growth pace was not simultaneous to so- areas: religious, social, political, community, ed- cial and economic development. A neighborhood ucational and cultural. They shared their expe- seen by Alagoas media and society as a synonym riences with the community, linking them with for violence. gender issues. Three activities were conducted: Memory Round in Jacintinho and South Region; Female Break Round at Conjunto Dubeax Leão. We organized our first “Chá de Memória” (Mem- ory Tea) in February, 2012, held in each Cultura Periférica Museum nuclei: Jacintinho (community and hip hop); Vila Emater II, Vila de Pescadores de Jaraguá. Organizing it in the South Region was not possible due to operating issues at the time. “Chás de Memória” were held because we felt the need to gather people interviewed and others who will be interviewed to share their histories, gather collection (photographs, documents, objects) Logo of Cultura Periférica Museum and better explain the Jacintinho Memory Spot Cultura Periférica Museum is seeking to know proposal - Cultura Periférica Museum for com- and understand this new people living in groups, munities. Graphic material, art and printing were sharing tastes, customs and problems. When go- made by us. We organized food with many teas, ing down the grottoes, the individual faces a sim- cookies and crackers, but we adapted to spaces, 30 ilar scenario: there is a fine distinction line, but such as Vila Emater, which in addition to the tradi- people comprising it make a difference. People tional we gave a lot of popcorn and soda because who formed it are warriors that, as in Quilombo of the children public we would have. dos Palmares, ran away from their master: mis- Visitations were made one day before Jacintinho ery. Consequence of social inequality plaguing Al- “Chá de Memória” inviting each interviewee from agoas. They took refugee in quilombo, that is, the house to house. Since they were elderly individu- suburbs, in search for house, food, work... Dignity! als, we organized a taxi system to pick them up and take them back home. Articulation with hip back and inspiring new emotions. Ibram consul- hop individuals was made via telephone. It was tant, Lavínia Santos; local Pronasci representative, an integration between young and elderly, shar- Paulo Sérgio; Articulation and Social Action De- ing and listening to their histories. partment, Elenilton; choreographer and teacher, Ads for Vila Emater and Vila de Pescadores Jorge Schutze visited us. de Jaraguá “Chá de Memória” were made by re- Our first guest to start the memory round searchers: Michelly da Conceição, Jailson Car- was Mrs. Angelita, 86 years old, who lives in Ja- 31 naúba (Pelé) and Enaura. They were responsible cintinho for 67 years. She invited a friend to con- for articulating communities that showed up Sun- tinue the round after her speech. One by one sat day morning and Monday evening, respectively. in the “memory chair” and told Jacintinho forma- These were the best days for them. We adapted to tion history; however, most importantly, was get- the time and space of each community. Each tea ting to know the journey of each individual’s life, had a new universe to be explored. and how they overcame problems and struggles The night fell on an avenue of one of the most to achieve their dreams. populous neighborhoods of Maceió and people We had the presence of hip hop boys and were coming closer, hugging, laughing, seeing girls, old partners also part of the museum in the friends again, and meeting others. They saw la- same night. They shared their Alagoas Hip Hop dies, gentlemen, women, men, adolescents and Movement histories with us: Arnaldo and Fabrícia children. Generations met in a round to listen (bgirl FBA). and share their memories, bringing old histories

Memory Tea Museum actions Spoke about the struggle of disclosing the move- a night when we listened to old fishing histories, Stage 2 Stage ment in a state that didn’t value it as it should. We of how the sea can be generous and treacherous. had a female break round, and the girls gave a We felt like we were inside one of Jorge Amado’s show. This language represents how people live books by listening to histories of those who stay in suburbs. Everyone missed Paulo (Posse Ati- and those who go to the sea. There’s a lot to learn tude Periférica coordinator) who, since April, 2010, about this universe. Mr. José is willing to manu- embraced Cultura Periférica Museum’s proposal, facture old instruments that are no longer part of despite moving to São Paulo, and left his repre- fishermen everyday life, but part of the history. sentatives here: Maria and Isabelly. Even far, he Three actions were conducted in November, continues contributing to this struggle. An exam- 2012: opening of traveling exhibition “Memories ple of this struggle is the museum logo, which is the wind didn’t blow...”; lecture “Museum: the one of his works. construction of knowledge in time and space in- The second Jacintinho Memory Spot - Cultura terface” and classic project “Cultural ViewSpot: a Periférica Museum at Vila Emater II - “Chá de quilombo called Jacintinho”. Memória” took place in a morning with a clean The place chosen to assemble the exhibition sky. At Vila Cultural Space, the oldest residents was Feirinha do Jacintinho; therefore, a democra- and many children were arriving to tell and lis- tization took over the cultural space with broader ten to histories. They told about their origins and population participation. We arrived in the morn- Vila Emater II appearance, which was developed ing with the tent, memories, mirrors, people, aru- around Maceió city landfill (the landfill was re- pemba (a type of sive made of straw), dreams, moved from there one year ago). They shared fabrics, lives, boxes, Mrs. Margarida, lines, photos, their journeys and explained the daily life next to bags... Each detail, each symbol was assembled a landfill, types of materials and division of the little by little... economic process ruling work in that community. Things were strange at first, but people were We met Dema, a resident that has been register- slowly approaching, watching, making comments, ing the village day to day for years and has already telling. We became memory merchants, and Eliz- filmed three fiction movies. He is an anonymous abeth Salgado was the professor, telling passerby: artist who integrated to the museum. We were “Come, come and meet Cultura Periférica Mu- touched by Mrs. Maria Preta. She said that when seum”. Jacintinho’s people memory being shared she is sick all neighbors help her, demonstrating in the middle of the fair, every mark, sometimes how community life can be humanitarian. Each the same fact being told, but with a unique look. person who sat in the “memory chair” has taught The lecture “Museum: the construction of something and aroused an emotion on those knowledge in time and space interface” was given 32 who were listening. by prof. Msc. Elizabeth Salgado, at Manoel Sim- Cultura Periférica Museum conducted the third plício State School. It was a talk with students and “Chá de Memória” at Vila dos Pescadores de teachers, in an interchange of experiences and Jaraguá on a moonlit night. The memory round visions on the neighborhood and the memory. took place inside the headquarters of the Resi- The 30rd “Cultural ViewSpot: a quilombo called dents and Friends of Jaraguá Association. It was Jacintinho” edition took place in the evening with massive community participation. We celebrated the awareness month and appreciation of social memory with a big party. We, from Cultura Periférica Museum, believe that memory is moving and goes being recovery of the past, since it is the people’s fighting instrument. It is integrated to community daily life. Social 33 Museology gives people their right place, that is, the narrative center.

Exhibition “Memória que o vento não levou”, in the Municipal Market

Beiru Memory Spot (Beiru, Salvador/BA) Beiru Memory Spot carries the memory of the black leader Gbeiru (Beiru, in Yorubá), a Nigerian from Oió, who arrived in Brazil in 1820 and stood out in quilombo organization, where Beiru neighborhood is currently located. This identity and memory space started to be thought by community representatives since Beiru Book writing process, a work telling the history of the black neighborhood hero, launched in 2007 by Pedro Calmon Founda- tion (Bahia/Salvador), Culture Department

and Equality Promotion Department. Museum actions Stage 2 Stage Political struggle and mobilization of Beiru Cine Beiru Memory Spot starts with identity, the militancy in favor of Beiru name assertion, which by community default, was changed Beiru bust, slave of the by government powers to Tancredo Neves. nineteenth century With African matrix strength and cultural expression beauty, the Memory Spot promotes a cultural space where everyone can see and be seen through their memories, life history and community struggle.

Beiru Memory Spot brings back the black hero memory appreciation, which originated the neighborhood name, for being considered a symbol for struggle and resistance among regional residents. The initiative works on the perspective of conveying and disclosing the history of Beiru from the collective history told by residents themselves, by understanding that Beiru’s memory also permeates the history of African cults, yards, quilombos, Afro-Brazilian culture and history, and of all residents who build the neighborhood daily life. Since 2009, the Spot conducts works on African-Brazilian culture in the Disclosure of Beiru’s history at schools subject of History with local schools, universities and community entities, raising and questioning racial, identity, memory and black people history matters. It It also discloses in schools, universities and the also conducts capoeira presentation dynamics and community action an illustrated booklet telling formation of “living galleries” where students the history of black leaders in the first person and present the image of capoe ra masters, reporting their presents a set of collections and patrimony 34 life stories, values and lessons passed; it promotes inventory in the neighborhood as permanent Cine Beiru, broadcasting movies and diffusion and communication action. Fonte da Bica, documentaries in various formats focused on a river that supplied Salvador and where flour mill cultural diversity. Also, the initiative promotes staff used to shower; Terreirão São Roque, located Marcha do Beiru (Beiru March) during Week of in Anjo Mau Lake, considered as resistance yard Black Consciousness, along with Black World As- of the African-Brazilian culture which also has a sociation and other local entities. photograph of Beiru in its files, stood out among them. Old residents considered “living treasurers”, nized by residents who built and daily build such as Mrs. Clarice, known as Minha Gal, yalorixá the history of the neighborhood. of the yard Ilê Axé Gezebum. Mrs. Roxinha, the oldest Located 1.24 mile away from Recife center, midwife in the neighborhood, always went by donkey it has 50 thousand residents at Ilha de Joana to Itapoã. Mrs. Dominga, organizer of baianas section Bezerra (Joana Bezerra Island), near Boa Vi- from Mundo Negro entity. Manuel Rufino, famous agem neighborhood and the medical center healer during Candomblé yards persecution, when of Ilha do Leite (Leite Island). Coque has a 35 police officers damaged atabaques. His son, Antônio mangrove around and is known for housing Rufino, was known as Lelê, keeper of saints left by his resistance and struggle. father at Ilê Axé Bocum, where political meetings were held during military dictatorship. Mrs. Edina, resident of the neighborhood for 26 years, who supports her Museum actions: main activities, its signifi family selling sacred leaves. cance and challenges. The Memory Spot also fights for the neighborhood Coque is a community that works memory in name to remain Beiru, paying a tribute to the local its several aspects, through knowledge apprecia- identity and history icon, instead of Tancredo Neves, tion actions and local history in research, conser- as it has been known for a while. vation and cultural, tangible and intangible heritage Beiru’s memory is so strong that some residents actions of residents who made and continue say that, when they hear their names, blood runs hot to make the history of struggle and resistance, through their veins, since Beiru is the synonym for involving the local community in their activities, fight and solidarity. encouraging critical thinking and citizen action on the debate about main local problems, such as: soccer memory, struggle and resistance memory, religion memory, prejudice and discrimination memory, violence memory, and housing memory.

Black World

Managing Council of Museu Mangue do Congue Memory Spot Mangue do Coque Museum (Coque, Recife/PE) Mangue do Coque Museum works by valuing knowledge and local history through research, conservation and diffusion of tangible and intangible heritage actions, recog- Museum actions Memory rounds. Museum blog. Stage 2 Stage Intended to rescuing Coque community cultural Using media information with a language under- memory, Mangue do Coque Museum Memory stood by most, regarding aspects developed inside Spot has been conducting “memory rounds” in its and outside the community, expecting to reach a spaces with individuals with several interests and larger number of individuals. Communication should languages. This action is a result of the community be used positively, favoring people struggle and their conquest in its cultural space. During these rounds, main memories. participants share their memories dynamically by Considering that Mangue do Coque Museum reporting personal and collective experiences lived Memory Spot has an important social role to play, in the process, taking the community name to all its pedagogical actions should include social com- states and countries in a positive manner.struggle munication strategies and resources to provide a ba- and resistance memory, religion memory, prejudice sis for knowledge management. In this context, the and discrimination memory, violence memory, and domain of media language may provide increased housing memory. access and better treatment of information when building such knowledge. Vacation workshop As didactic and pedagogical strategy, the collab- Memory workshops are also being conducted orative media production aims at developing com- by this managing council to articulate and interact munication skills and autonomy, with respect to with the community, supporting its learning. Stu- creativity in order to stimulate the construction of dents watch classes on several themes proposed significant knowledge in the community. The “blog by the community and learn resources to improve creation” workshops intend to work with pedagogical such activities. possibilities to use the blog in the museum, by implementing and incorporating audiovisual and mediatic Memory Coffee on 6th Spring of the Museum languages, interaction among community members and the construction of a knowledge network. Fanzine for local distribution Museum fanzine production inside the community and distribution with a common community language. It contains information referencing the memory and actions that contribute to the community development within its social context. It pro- poses the production of texts in a situation where 36 writing fulfills its social function to the community. Making the community text publicly accessible is Memory Coffee on 6th important, where the work final process result: to Spring of the Museum, with communicate, convince, explain, that is, make the participation of consultant of the Memory Spot of the text being read, become a reality, taking into account Grande Bom Jardim that a fanzine is simple to be made, and a consider- able communication force. Fanzines are a form of free expression, made • Disclosure of activities in the community. according to directions given by the group of ed- • Reach groups inside the community with a po- itors. Fanzines live and survive on camaraderie. litical force based on previous actions. Therefore, they are usually handmade, with hand • Financing for small and large activities. drawings, collages, montages, engravings, copies, stapled at home, etc. There are also those comput- • Seek volunteers that meet project’s needs. er-edited and reproduced graphically. A third, sim- • Language to be used during rounds, so that the 37 ple and economic manner to produce a fanzine is population is interested in participating in issues via Internet, also known as virtual fanzine or e-zine. related to it.

Mangue do Coque Museum Exhibition Mangue do Coque Museum Memory Spot exhibition intended to present the result of research actions on the community through long and temporary exhibitions. The main exhibition presents “Social museology on Coque community universe” rehearsal, and the temporary ones present traveling exhibitions and exhibition proposals raised by research on topics of Coque community, with research suggestions of themes chosen, and didactic nature through playful exhibition, learning, reflection and debate, created as a cultural dialogue purpose encouraging the discussion of different themes related to culture matters and their relations with the museum space. This is a relaxed and dynamic exhibition, open to general public, where community guests and partners and the community itself talk about a specific theme.

General goal Prepare an instrument to record activities in a positive manner during the conduction of activities proposed in Museu Mangue do Coque Memory Spot organization chart.

Main challenges • Training needs of the group involved in activities. • Potentialities of the memory and Mangue do

Coque Museum Memory Spot (Recife, PE) social Museum actions museology initiative. Stage 3 Stage 3 39 Participative Inventory

Preparation of participative inventory, process Sofia thought about her neighborhood where communities undertake to, in first person, More as a suburb: identify, choose and record the most meaningful away from everything, cultural references for their memories and social where she would only sleep. histories stand out among the proposed methodology steps to develop Memory Spots. During an inventory process, the community also decides on Museums, in her mind, the most effective methods to disclose and pre- were places with stories to tell, serve its memories and properties once people from a large minority take better care of what they recognize as their own with fake journeys. or with any meaning to themselves or social group to which they belong. In this sense, the idea of participating goes through collective and shared de- But, however, nevertheless, cision of deciding which memories and properties between not so many are important for the community, thus contributing entered Pinheiro bus line to an ongoing cultural appropriation process. stop number twenty-four, Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot for another day of work, and, through the window, stop number six, (Lomba do Pinheiro, Porto Alegre/RS) stopped her gaze: Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot She saw a Community Museum. Stop Seis, Neighborhood/Downtown Way

Started to go. Inventory Participative [and vice versa] Dam and Vila São Francisco Friends Associa- Stage 3 Stage Learned that distance, tion, Equestrian Center Recanto do Pinheiro and can be relative. the own community museum stand out among Peripheral: them. depends on the Spot of reference. Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot: methodology development of the participative inventory That History is made today, and Participative inventory process developed by some museums, in their essence, Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot was executed listen to different stories, from the following steps: planning; preparation of strategies; education/qualification of the man- counted by the minority. aging council and researches; research; research record; treatment of sources (conditioning, tex- Author: Camila Albani Petró tual production workshop). The first participative inventory process step Literary text chosen during Fragmentos Ur- was made from planning during Lomba do Pin- banos Contest (Urban Fragments), to comprise heiro Memory Spot managing council meet- 170 thousand literary postcards emphasizing dif- ings, intended to discuss the methodology to be ferent Spots in the city of Porto Alegre, organized adopted and executed by the group, as well as by Cia Carris Porto Alegrense, 2012. execution organization chart for the inventory. In addition to meetings aimed at deepening Milk drums supplied to the neighborhood and discussions on the methodology, we also con- the nearest regions, memories of Portuguese ducted technical visitations in museum institu- families, the first residents coming from the tions of Rio Grande do Sul state. Participation of countryside and other neighborhoods in the city managing council members on the 2nd Educa- are some of the identity references in Lomba tion Journey in community Museology, in Santa do Pinheiro communities narratives (re)building Maria, Rio Grande do Sul stand out. Participa- their history from reflections of social and cul- tions in events were part of the education pro- tural transformations of the neighborhood. posed for the managing council, as well as for Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot develops a researchers who participated in the participative memory and property strengthening work with inventory process. schools, families and association entities, serv- Planning to execute the participative inventory ing as a starting Spot for new inventories, music was made through meetings aimed at discuss- 40 production, images, researches and local trans- ing differentiated forms of approaching the man- formations. aging council and researchers with community Sixty strategic cultural Spots uniting 26 villages people, organized in Community Associations, forming the region were identified from the ini- and other social groups in Lomba do Pinheiro tiative. Boqueirão Archeological Site, indigenous neighborhood. Sectoral responsibilities were as- communities Charrua, Kaingang and M’byá signed to facilitate work’s development. Distribu- Guarani, Winery Bordignan, Lomba do Sabão tion of tasks was divided as follows: 1. General coordination; inventory within the work group, once it wasn’t 2. Local consulting (OEI); fully clear. Especially in what regards differen- tiation between historic research using verbal, 3. Advisory Council; written, imaging sources, etc., and the inventory 4. Researchers; itself. In this case, it should be clarified that his- 5. Participative Inventory Mediators; torical research, produced through individual or 1 6. Texts commission; collective oral records , is considered a docu- 41 ment comprising the participative inventory and 7. Photograph commission. not the inventory itself. Therefore, we should As part of the work methodology established in present here the definition of participative in- partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Muse- ventory adopted by Lomba do Pinheiro Memory ums (Ibram) and the Organization of Ibero-Amer- Spot team: participative inventory consists in ican States (OEI), a training workshop to preserve the procedure of relating, registering and catalo- collections was promoted in 2011, hosted by pro- guing tangible and intangible property in a par- fessor Silmara Küster from UNB (University of ticipatory manner, that is, by promoting mech- Brasília). This workshop was aimed at preparing anisms capable of considering the opinion and the Memory Spot managing council, as well as constant participation of a significant number researchers, for handling, storage and preventive of people and/or groups belonging to the inven- conservation of collections that are part of the toried community. museum, as well as documents and objects to be Thinking about Lomba do Pinheiro neighbor- collected during participative inventory, such as hood extension and from the idea that inventory the large number of newspapers and photographs should not be exhausted, we decided to delimit comprising the documental research corpus. In the search as follows: this case, planning the several steps on contact a. The neighborhood was divided into 4 micro with co llections, source of part of the research. regions (faces); First, there was the need to assess the collection b. A team of mediators for the participative state, as well as selection and preparation of sys- inventory was formed; tematized reports recording the available docu- mentation. Then, we moved to the hygiene and c. Associations of residents in neighborhood villages have been sensitized in an attempt to treatment step. We followed by appropriately han- take responsibility for the research at each site dling, in order to properly storing the entire existing and after remitting the probing instruments and collection. We realized the need to think and plan search for mediators; the collection safeguard conditions, being a new challenge to the Memory Spot. d. properties could be donated, loaned or even remained in their places of origin; The inventory process e. Properties were mapped, listed, registered Probing and research tools were provided for and photographed; this step, in an attempt to systematize data forming the PI (participative inventory). First, there was 1 Memory Rounds commonly confused with the own Inventory Participative participative inventory are an example of verbal history collective a need for debating the concept of participative record. f. Cultural manifestations, considered intangi- 10. Comunidade Indígena Kaingang [“Indige- Stage 3 Stage ble properties were listed, needing further regis- nous Community Kaingang”]; tration; 10. Artesanato local [“Local handcraft”]; g. Registration of inventories is available in the 11. Equipamentos públicos [“Public equip- cartographic material. ment”]. Contact with community leaders responsible for residents associations and/or responsible for other forms of social organizations was established as methodology in order to mobilize a significant number of residents around a broad and participative inventory realization proposal.2 Leaderships contacted were responsible for promoting meetings with residents in associations, debating on the recognition of the local cultural property, as well as responsible for recording tangible and intangible properties in probing instruments. The participative inventory mediators team was responsible for contacting community leaders, inviting them to be a part of the research, participate in meetings promoted by associations or several groups, collect probing and collection instruments sporadically donated to the Memory Spot The main inventory collections include: Cultural Route of the Memory Spot of 1. Bugio Ruivo; Lomba do Pinheiro 2. Parada de ônibus [“Bus stop”]; 3. Figueiras [“Ficus”]; 4. Pinheiros (pine and Paraná pine); Products from participative inventory 5. Nascentes [“river source”]; In order to disclose and promote the partici- 6. Sítios Arqueológicos [“Archeological sites”]; pative inventory ownership, we decided to create 7. Ponto de Memória [“Memory Spot”]; three diffusion products: exhibition, catalogue in 42 8. Saberes das benzedeiras [“Folk healers the form of a map, multimedia, as follows. knowledge”]; The exhibition presents inventoried property ele- 9. Comunidades Indígenas M’byá Guarani [“In- ments, as well as the history of 24 neighborhood digenous Communities M’byá Guarani”]; villages and two indigenous communities. Image collections, cartographies produced by residents, 2 Forty-eight community leaders actively participated during PI; more than three hundred and fifty neighborhood residents spoken testimonies, printed collections, such as answered probing instruments and questionnaires. newspapers, bulletins, minutes, etc., are reproduced Exhibition “Lomba do Pinheiro: inventoried property and in the exhibition. Curatorship was the responsibil- cultural itineraries” Catalogue. ity of professor Elizabeth R. Torresini. To create textual narratives, the exhibition curator organized a textual production workshop. The 43 multimedia material is being developed along with a group of state and municipal neighborhood schools teachers to meet regional schools pedagogical needs. The participative inventory had an essential role in producing the exhibition “Lomba do Pinheiro: inventoried property and cultural itineraries”, as well as the catalogue in the form of a map. Exhibition “Lomba do Pinheiro: inventoried property and cultural itineraries” catalogue. This inventory enabled self-recognition of the neighborhood social groups as participants in local historical construction and has been enabling local histories and memories valuation work recognition from different daily views. The participative inventory enabled new relationships between com- Exhibition of the Memory Spot of Lomba do Pinheiro munities, stimulating dialogues among different groups comprising the neighborhood’s cultural matrices. It's worth nothing new ways people found to present, represent themselves and (re) Challenges from initial results related to par- present the neighborhood in the same way are ex- ticipative inventory amples of changes. It is possible to note among Multimedia is one of the proposed challenges. groups that participated in the inventory the wish With the exhibition and educational action con-

to continue the inventories project, as well as to ducive of contact among local public education Inventory Participative own diffusion products. network teachers and the Memory Spot, we de- Stage 3 Stage cided to provide information digitally collected in Terra Firme Memory Spot the participative inventory. All the results on local (Terra Firme, Belém/PA) cultural property researched contained on the Pará state Memory Spot works by identifying printed map are detailed in the multimedia, thus memories, histories and particular characteris- providing broad access to teachers and students. tics of Terra Firme, as well as surveying pho- We prepared a script broadly discussed between tographs, interviews, tales, legends and objects the managing council and researchers working in telling the community history, with the partici- the participative inventory and the exhibition re- pation of local social and cultural movements. alization, and with teachers in order to make the To mobilize residents and regional cultural research more appealing to students. movements, it conducts cultural parades, June Turning the Memory Spot legally and profes- festivities dance groups, Street dance groups, sionally independent and autonomous is an- Hip Hop, capoeira groups, carimbó groups, po- other challenge. We noticed the need to establish ets, plastic artists and popular singers. a Memory Spot friends association, in order to As part of this process, a video workshop for maintain and manage all institutional demands, young people was already conducted, which sharing and expanding its actions, such as in the resulted in the production of two documen- participative inventory, counting on a bigger num- taries reporting daily life in the neighborhood; ber of participants. Including with greater interest reissued the former community newspaper “O of academic institutions due to different research Tucunduba” (see virtual issue at http://jornal- opportunities in its various operation fields. otucunduba.blogSpot.com.br/); and through participative inventory of popular culture prac- We intend to invest in continuing education tices and local knowledge, provided support of directors, volunteers, interns and researchers and feasibility to several cultural groups act- related to the institution’s routine. Decisions are ing in Terra Firme and representing the begin- related to museum principles instead of research itself, community participation, social memory record, local skills and knowledge, safeguard and recognition of collections available both in the museum, as well as objects and documents under custody of community residents. Lastly, we understand that there is a need to, through cultural and educational action, develop 44 other demands that may involve the community in its most different social, political and economic aspects, recognizing cultural property as a local identity source, individual and collective valuation, thus encouraging group work and social inclusion. ning of future Community Museum collection, termediated by Pará State Emílio Goeldi Museum whose construction is in Terra Firme Memory (MPEG) started community Museology actions Spot horizon. Emílio Goeldi Pará State Museum in the neighborhood with a group of residents is a partner in this initiative that has been crucial through project “Goeldi Museum takes science in young people qualification process in inter- education to the community”. In May of 2010, the view, verbal history, life stories and participative first Terra Firme Memory Spot managing council inventory, guided by the methodology and in- was formed with 15 members, legitimated by the 45 struments developed by Pessoa Museum. Terra neighborhood community and recognized by Ib- Firme is one of the most populated neighbor- ram. The project managing council is currently hoods in Belém, with nearly 61.440 residents. formed by 12 members: Camila Moura, Deivison Laurentino, Eliete Santana, Francisca Rosa Hel- Methodology applied in participative inventory ena Quadros, Jéssica Gusmão, João Batista dos production. Anjos, José Maria Souza, Leonel Oliveira, Maria Francisca Santos, Maria Madalena Pantoja and Terra Firme Memory Spot - PMTF is a par- Sâmia Queiroz – this is the same group since the ticipative community project of social, cultural first council formation. and educational nature adopting community Museology as its main transforming action in Thus, Terra Firme Memory Spot intends to add Terra Firme, Belém, PA. Terra Firme is a periph- value to Terra Firme neighborhood community, eral neighborhood. Its strong characteristic is the by preserving local property, rescuing residents construction by residents in areas belonging to memory and reconstructing Terra Firme’s his- the Federal University of Pará (UFPa) in 1950. tory. Its main purpose is to build a Community The name Terra Firme was given as a form of Museum narrating Terra Firme’s history, mem- irony because during the occupation, it was an ory and property. Therefore, Terra Firme Memory area with a few portions of firm land, in fact, it is Spot has been conducting actions to encourage a wetland. Resident Zuleide Fernandes da Silva, the community to restate its identity before the 56 years old, described the place as follows in a society. testimony for the participative inventory: PMTF action plan was submitted to the Brazilian Institute of Museums in November, 2011, to be ex- When I first arrived here, lands were flooded, streets were a scrubland, there was... There was a stowage because it was in the beginning of the occupation, so streets had a few sticks, wood boards and açaí palms; There was only stowage and we had to walk balancing ourselves - we had to be tightrope walk- ers.

In October of 2009, the Brazilian Inventory Participative City District of Terra Firme Institute of Museums (Ibram) in- ecuted in 2012. The plan consists in the develop- histories and memories existing in Terra Firme Stage 3 Stage ment of the first Terra Firme participative inventory through residents’ testimonies. After approving step to search for information that will be used “Terra Firme Neighborhood several cultural lan- to prepare an exhibition about the neighborhood guages” micro project (consisted of working with and an informative brochure about the project as young people from 15 to 29 years old), the coun- diffusion products. cil determined the selection of 10 young people In parallel to the action plan actions, the man- from 18 to 29 years old to conduct interviews in aging council approved three micro projects within the neighborhood, supervised by a coordinating the scope of Pronasci Peace Territory/Department team formed by Terra Firme Memory Spot man- of Justice and Mais Cultura Program/Department aging council members. of Culture public announcement, to be executed Step two – selection of young people: 10 young in 2011 and 2012. people were selected to participate in the inven- Micro projects included: “Terra Firme Youth and tory.4 Selection criteria included the following skills: Images: restating identities and ensuring citizen- 1) Terra Firme resident; ship”; “Rewriting our history once again: O Tucun- 2) Windows operating intermediate knowledge duba newspaper” and “The several languages of and its text/figure edition tools, and Internet; Terra Firme neighborhood Culture”. These micro 3) writing domain in Portuguese; projects allowed Terra Firme Memory Spot to produce two diffusion products3 and prepare the par- 4) responsibility with deadlines; ticipative inventory. 5) team work capacity; Micro project “Terra Firme Neighborhood several 6) easy communication. An application form cultural languages” allowed PMTF to conduct the was used for young people interested to answer participative inventory in Terra Firme. Its purpose the following questions: is to look for support and visibility to the neigh- a) identification; borhood’s several social and cultural groups, thus b) education; contributing to the valuation of local knowledge and practices. The inventory had the purpose of c) how did you become aware of the project?; researching, cataloguing and systematizing cul- d) availability; tural languages, history and memory present in e) what is Terra Firme neighborhood? Terra Firme through interviews and life stories. Step three - participative inventory workshop: It took place from December, 2011 to April, the workshop trained young participants to make 2012 as follows: an inventory of social and cultural manifesta- 46 tions in Terra Firme. The theme “Museum and Step one - methodology definition: conduc- Memory” guided the workshop. Held in six days, tion of managing council meetings to define in- the workshop used specific methodologies to be terviews of life stories with residents, justified by applied by participants in field when conducting the managing group’s interest in learning about

3 Diffusion products included: launching of two documentary 4 Young participants: André Aviz, Brena Figueredo, Carmem videos about Terra Firme, through micro project “Terra Firme Santos, Deivison da Rocha, Ernany dos Rmédios, Jéssca Youth and Images: restating identities and ensuring citizenship”; Gusmão, Maiara Souza, Maridiene dos Santos, Ruãma do and a community newspaper through micro project “Rewriting Nascimento, Tacimiller de Matos, Tatian Amaral, Thayse de our history once again: O Tucunduba newspaper”. Matos. life stories interviews, such as: went on field to make an inventory of social and 1) timeline; cultural manifestations in Terra Firme. This step lasted for three months. Young participants went 2) memory rounds; on field to conduct eight interviews per month, 3) interview techniques; according to their theme, and received guidance 4) definition of participative inventory. of the project’s coordination biweekly. During step Step four - building research instruments: af- four it was established the conduction of themed 47 ter finishing the participative inventory workshop, memory rounds with the neighborhood residents young people along with Terra Firme Memory every month, and young people would be respon- Spot managing council members responsible for sible for organizing the event. Thus, the following executing the participative inventory, prepared rounds should be conducted: research instruments. The group decided on five 1) Terra Firme’s history; guiding themes to the inventory, and young peo- 2) neighborhood culture; ple would be divided into pairs to conduct field 3) daily life in the neighborhood. interviews. The themes were: Step six - interviews systematization and cat- 1) daily life; aloguing: after each field step (described in step 2) Terra Firme’s history; five) interviews started to be systematized and 3) Social struggles residents participated or are catalogued. Young people conducted 59 life story participating; interviews with residents and/or people actively 4) popular culture; participating in Terra Firme; therefore, the initial participative inventory goal was not achieved. Cul- 5) research institutions established in Terra ture and daily life in the neighborhood were pres- Firme. PMTF council was responsible to provide ent in most interviews given in the micro project, in young people with a research script addressing addition to the importance of struggle and hous- what researches should be conducted according ing conquest history. Several photographic files to the theme. The script was based on the Mem- were given by interviewees portraying their relation ory Spot action plan. After this decision, research with the neighborhood and its construction. instruments were built and started to be used in the participative inventory, containing: Step seven - cultural parade: Terra Firme Memory Spot cultural parade “The several cul- a) identification clapperboard; tural languages” took place on April 28, 2012 in b) identification form; the neighborhood. It intended to gather all Terra c) identification photo; Firme social and cultural movements inventoried d) objects form; during the participative inventory step. Therefore, the following movements were invited to partici- e) statement and image authorization; pate: Coletivo Casa Preta, Instituto Cultural Polo f) interview script. São Pedro, Quadrilha Junina Infantil Crianças Step five - life stories interviews and memory que Brilham, Grupo Cultural Boi da Terra, Grupo

rounds: after building methodologies in previous Cultural Boi Marronzinho, Instituto Amazônia Inventory Participative steps, with one-month duration, young people Cultural, Cia de Dança Exíbela, and Associação Cultural Eu Sou Angoleiro. The parade also groups, and typical Terra Firme characters that Stage 3 Stage brought together typical Terra Firme characters, were unable to join the parade, gathered in the such as: tacacá salesman, bonbon saleswoman, final destination. ice-cream salesman, the painter, garbage collec- Terra Firme Memory Spot was able to survey tion group, among other who were part of the a life story collection of residents and/or people participative inventory. Cultural Parade from Pas- actively participating in Terra Firme who helped in sagem Bom Jesus in front of Bom Jesus Com- the neighborhood daily construction through the munity Center (first Terra Firme Community Cen- participative inventory. This first inventory will be ter) went to Olavo Bilac Square (in front of São definitely meaningful to PMTF main goal, which Domingos de Gusmão Church). Route was Pas- is to transform it in a Community Museum. sagem Bom Jesus – São Domingos Street – Pas- Involvement of young participants in this pro- sagem São Pedro – Passagem Liberdade – Rua cess is also noteworthy, since they acquired an Celso Malcher – Olavo Bilac Square (São Do- important skill to conduct interviews. Acquisition mingos de Gusmão Church). Social and cultural of this skills was proven through the conduction

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Board members in activity of cultural mapping in Terra Firme of interview with people very important for the ingful citizenship experiences and value sev- neighborhood, later present in other PMTF ac- eral forms of expression and regional ways tions. Each life story collected provided a discov- of doing. It is a political instrument intended ery for these young people and a confirmation/ to celebrate struggles, value expressions, proof for Terra Firme Memory Spot. Through tes- knowledge, places and positively remember timonials, young participants demonstrated sat- the place, its symbolic and emotional marks, isfaction in conducting the work and also proud with a territorial identity affirmation and local 49 to be part of a very expressive neighborhood for development promotion project. the city of Belém. Interviewees were flattered for GBJ territory is located southwest of the being searched to provide their version, opinion, city of Fortaleza, capital of Ceará, and con- and look on Terra Firme’s history and memory. sists of five neighborhoods (Bom Jardim, When able to conduct “Terra Firme Memory Canindezinho, Granja Lisboa, Granja Portu- Spot Cultural Parade: The several cultural lan- gal and Siqueira), and dozens of belonging guages”, PMTF was able to bring together sev- communities. It is located at Regional V Ex- eral cultural aspects of the neighborhood, add- ecutive Department with 17 neighborhoods, ing value to these groups. And also made these with 452.875 residents. groups feel part of Terra Firme Memory Spot. Labeled as a poor region, it is known as a The participative inventory was part of Terra Firme “violent zone”, since violence and poverty are Memory Spot legitimacy process as a transform- always seen by the media in the same level, ing agent in Terra Firme, once it was the first step as if one was a consequence of the other. to prepare two project diffusion products aiming at On the other hand, GBJ is a living territory recognizing its importance to improve the neighbor- with people imposing their voices, identities hood. Thus, the inventory enabled the production and world visions. of an informative brochure for project “A Mem- The Memory Spot develops a set of mu- ory Spot for Terra Firme Neighborhood”; and the seum actions and acts in the territory par- preparation of an exhibition portraying Terra Firme ticipative inventory process, whereby it al- named “Terra Firme: a bit of everything”. ready registered stories about the region’s Such products currently run the neighborhood formation, religious culture spaces of African and other places to disclose and recognize the and Indigenous of Americas matrices, cele- value of registering and conserving memory, and brations, works, ways of doing, edifications, also show how important projects as Terra Firme memory places, among other several local Memory Spot seeking to transform the neighbor- cultural expressions. hood positively through museum actions are. Also, it works as a tool and strategic arena to rule and discuss local issues, promote Grande Bom Jardim Memory Spot debates, negotiate differences and prepare (Grande Bom Jardim, Fortaleza/CE) collective narratives as rewriting or reinter- Grande Bom Jardim Memory Spot is a pretation of facts, of events and of social place to celebrate transforming and mean- subjects, in residents’ own perspective and Participative Inventory Participative experience. generate senses and share goals, wishes and Stage 3 Stage goals in the field of social mobilization. In addition to a good proposal, local mediators with support, trust and credibility with local agents to be summoned are necessary, as well as collectivization of work proposal in order to create a Grande Bom Jardim common sense on the importance of strategic intervention to strengthen local development, social network articulation, and a conceptual appropriation work at a praxis perspective around social memory and the new perspective of the suggested language, community museography, also simply called new Museology or Social Mu- Since Ibram first proposed the Memory Spots seology. Program, between October and November of 2009 through visits in loco of community articu- Collective will summoning is not a quick task, lator technicians and, especially, at the 1st Mem- it requires time to mature. Even though proposal ory Web conducted in Salvador, BA, Grande Bom diffusion and collectivization actions started in Jardim institutional representation in the program January, 2010, it did not have a political consis- was on behalf of the Local, Integrated and Sus- tency by March of the same year, with sufficient tainable Development Network (GBJ DLIS Net- corps and group dynamics for the territory to be represented during the 2nd Memory Web, on the work), collective mediated and promoted by occasion of the National Cultural Forum, held in Herbert de Souza Life Defense Center NGO (CD- Fortaleza, in March of 2010, at Dragão do Mar VHS). The institution was established in Decem- Cultural Center, at Prainha Seminar and at Cul- ber of 2002 and is currently (2013) comprised by ture and Art Urban Center (CUCA). Therefore, 38 local organizations, among residents associa- Grande Bom Jardim Memory Spot, in its insti- tions, nongovernmental organizations and local tutional dimension, did not actively participate social equipment. in the event held in Fortaleza. However, due to Immediately after participants return to Grande interpersonal relationships promoted in the 1st Bom Jardim political base, from 1st Salvador Memory Web, information on technical and bu- Memory Web event, local social mobilization ac- reaucratic procedures was exchanged to enable tions started to be developed. The main purpose the formalization of partnership between orga- was to form a political institution represented nized communities and Ibram, and execution of 50 by all 05 official neighborhoods part of Grande project “Institutional and Technical-Operational Bom Jardim territory (Granja Lisboa, Granja Por- Development to Expand and Consolidate Proj- tugal, Bom Jardim, Canindezinho and Siqueira), ects Related to Social Memory in Brazil”. Fur- responsible for developing the base actions of thermore, the own legal and methodological Memory Spots program in the territory with le- ways of conducting and forming Memory Spots gitimacy to celebrate a partnership with Ibram. program were a form of learning established However, not only a good idea is necessary to over the course of implementation. And, thus, base actions to form the managing council re- surrounded by legal arrangements and admin- mained strong and more intensive than before. istrative strategies to formalize community-I- Between April and June, 2010, periodic bram partnerships, in partnership with the Or- meetings were held with social organizations ganization of Ibero-American States (OEI). The in Siqueira and Bom Jardim. Collective un- technical program structure was mature for all derstanding that the movement had acquired 11 pioneering or first generation territories, and the necessary conditions to establish a social intended to respect the political and technical 51 memory and territory community Museology autonomy of fomented memory community ini- initiative managing institution was generated tiatives, as well as ensure technical monitoring from these meetings. After this consensus, the necessary to develop participative inventories decision was formalized in the minutes and of cultural properties in territories and generate Ibram received a copy. Conduction of the first diffusing products. training within a cycle of ten managing council Methodology creation process to compile trainings to be held by Ibram were scheduled in inventory June of that year, and the first one was named: “Memory, Museum and Citizenship”, facilitated Considering the local political scenario accord- by Inês Gouveia with the participation of Pa- ing to pre-established requirements, the other trícia Albernaz, linked, respectively, to the De- challenge was preparing an execution method- partment of Museums Process (DPMUS) and ology for works in order to achieve results and the Department of Diffusion, Fomentation and products. This methodology should provide for Economy of Museums (DDFEM). However, po- collective preparation of a methodology to com- litical weaknesses on body formation stood out pile a participative inventory of local cultural during training. Thus, the training process was properties estimating the generation of diffusing interrupted and a new community mobilization products with technical feasibility, that is, reading cycle was conducted to strengthen the manag- of local reality, definition of museum experience ing institution. Then, a marathon of community typology, diffusing products, actions and execu- meetings was planned in each official neighbor- tion forms, with execution schedule and budget. hood for collectivization of the proposal, aware- In January and February of 2011, the managing ness on the relevance of themes and political council met at least twice a month to collectively strategy as a tool and language targeted to lo- prepare the methodology proposal, as per instru- cal development. Each neighborhood received 3 ments provided by the fomenting agent. Work meth- seats in the institution. In fact, all five commu- odology did not make product creation easy. Ideas nity meetings were conducted in July/August, were many and willingness to implement it was big, and the institution was took the entire second but the product (a written document) was not gen- half of 2010 to become strong. By the end of erated. Then, the document wording was assigned 2010, the managing council had its internal reg- according to the guidelines established by the man- ulation prepared and approved. aging council, the CDVHS NGO technician, Adriano Hence, basic conditions necessary to estab- Almeida, responsible for monitoring the institution.

lish the partnership and execute the program Managing council guidelines included: classification Inventory Participative locally were decided. Furthermore, Ibram was of museology type in Territory and Memorial Museum, named GBJ Territorial Memory Museum. Participative

Stage 3 Stage ASSOCIATIVE NEIGHBORHOO method with inventory compilation, development of ENTITY training process, territory database compilation, prep- São Miguel Spiritual aration of mental maps and creation of diffusing prod- Granja Lisboa Association ucts. Diffusing products defined were: community Santa Terezinha do Menino Granja Lisboa museum, website, brochure, and institutional video. In Jesus Cultural Association less than a month of work, the methodology proposal Herbert de Souza Life Bom Jardim was presented by the technician in charge (following Defense Center the managing institution’s guidelines), qualified and Grande Bom Jardim Commu- validated by the managing council, and forwarded to nity and Merchants Associa- Bom Jardim Ibram for technical analysis, diligences and approval. tion (ASCCOMBOJA) Such analysis process by the fomenting agent was Parque Jerusalém Community Canindezinho conducted from May to November, 2011. One of the Association methodology execution action plan’s marks is a terri- Vila Planalto Residents Com- Canindezinho torial diagnosis, with a thorough reading of scenarios munity Association (ACMVP) based on objective, quantitative and qualitative data. Canindezinho Neighborhood Canindezinho Formation of the managing council upon Residents Union (UMBC) 5 Jardim Nazaré Community methodology validation by the institution Siqueira Association Anel Viário Community Siqueira Association (ACAV) SOURCE: GBJ Memory Spot Managing Council.

Participative inventory of cultural properties development process Then, from January to February of 2012, 10 Grande Bom Jardim residents were selected through 2 public announcements to the posi- tion of researchers in the research named: “Par- ticipative Inventory of Grande Bom Jardim Cul- tural Properties”. Two researchers were selected per official territory neighborhood. The public announcement estimated the selection of one 52 young resident from 18 to 29 years old and one 30 years old or older resident per neighborhood. 5 Formation of the institution was changed during the Below is detailed how the selection was made: methodology proposal analysis and diligence period by Ibram, and was consolidated during the approved methodology For enrollment, the candidate should have a action plan execution. Grande Bom Jardim Community and Merchants Association (ASCCOMBOJA) was withdrawn from low income profile, whose indicator was the fam- CG without formalization in the meeting, and Granja Portugal Solidária (SOLIDU) NGO from Granja Portugal neighborhood was ily Social Insurance Number (NIS) and power engaged. consumption should be below the low income range. If this criteria was met, the applicant resi- ram at GBJ Memory Spot.All 10 residents chosen dent had to write an essay. Once the case grade as social researchers for the “Participative Inven- achieved was above 07, reasons to participate in tory of Grande Bom Jardim Cultural Properties” the project were analyzed through individual in- signed a term of commitment, undertaking to terview targeted towards conceptual, ideological participate in the team, dedicate and participate aspects and availability to dedicate time to the in basic training courses and, above all, prepare basic training and work field for four months. technical reports, generate results and generate 53 Two writing tests were given to candidates in the expected products. two groups. Themes included: Once finished the selection step, residents 1) My neighborhood, My memories; qualification step in social researcher was started. Three basic courses were developed: 1 2) You can see many stories through a win- for Qualitative Research Methodologies in His- dow, which can be told again through the eyes tory, focusing on Verbal History and Cultural of the observer. Considering the window as the Property, comprised by 34 class hours at Herbert space with chances to see the world, how do de Souza Life Defense Center (CDVHS), given you see your neighborhood through the window? by master in history João Paulo Vieira Neto, one Parameters were defined to evaluate essays. of “Making history, social intervention, principle Grammar aspects were not taken into account of Ceará Community Museums Network” proj- to analyze essays. The most important aspects ect (RCMC); 1 basic photography course, com- included knowledge on the neighborhood and prised by 35 class hours in March, April and May, vision of the world demonstrating argumentative conducted at CAIC Maria Alves Carioca School, elements in an articulated manner, reading load given by photographer and photography teacher and capacity to read the reality, as well as ba- of Casa Amarela Eusélio de Oliveira, linked to the sic notions of cohesion and textual coherence. State University of Ceará (UFC); and 1 thematic Thus, the conceptual scheme as a parameter to community cartography course, comprised by 80 correct texts was as follows: C.I. = Coherence of class hours from April to August, given by Geog- Ideas (3 Spots); L.C. = Language and Cohesion raphy student, Edivânia Marques, and supervised (3 Spots); and C.M. = Contents and Memories by academic advisor. (4 Spots). It is worth mentioning that both trainings In addition to managing residents body, GBJ abovementioned had a field class for interchange Memory Spot Managing Council that provides and practice, conducted on March 10, 2012, at political legitimacy to the process, one technical Jenipapo Kanindé indigenous community and selection judging commission was formed by 1 Maranguape Community Ecomuseum, located local resident attending the Masters program in in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, in the History, and teacher in the state education net- cities of Aquiraz and Maranguape, respectively. work, 3 vernacular engineers linked to the State Expert professionals, researchers residents and University of Ceará (UECE) and 1 local techni- counselors met at the time in order to observe, cian linked to the project execution, hired by the analyze and outline perspectives for formatting

Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), on our museum initiative, and evaluate their expe- Inventory Participative behalf of the Brazilian Institute of Museums/Ib- riences. In general, regarding the qualification process, prepared and conducted 05 Memory rounds. This Stage 3 Stage an assessment was made on time spent to was the first autonomous action of residents re- training, which generated certain dispersion due searchers on research fieldwork, by establishing technical requirement. This is one of participative the first contacts with strategic interlocutors, iden- work’s challenges: technically qualify individuals tifying many others to be interviewed, and collect- to develop a work conducted under the native’s ing information about the neighborhood’s history perspective by nature. Making denaturalization from the look and narratives of those who were of the look over own cultural traits feasible, an part and lived the history, residents themselves. invitation to see the reality and facts through a The first major findings of the research happened magnifying glass, exaggerating them in order to during these actions per neighborhood, such as unravel and tease senses and meanings estab- the first catholic church baptismal font in Canin- lished socially, with researchers also being social dezinho, from early 20th century, a piece included subjects responsible for significance. in GBJ Memory Spot collection. Another challenge was the mismatch between March “museum actions” schedule continued: scholarship time, of four months, and the time The “Territory, History and Memory” Seminar was required to collect information and generate the held on the 24th with the central purpose of cre- expected results and products. We should also ating community concepts around the event’s mention the negative impact of resources transfer theme. The event took place at the second state delay for residents researchers, causing a discon- of Ceará government center, in Fortaleza, Bom tinuation in scholarships installment payments. Jardim Cultural Center, CCBJ, located in Bom Research fieldwork kick-off itself was conduct- Jardim. Activity conducted had 8 class hours, ing the so-called “Museum Actions” in March of and was facilitated in partnership with the local 2012, with the central purpose of disclosing the community organized with Making History Proj- project in the community, for cultural mobiliza- ect, counting on representatives of CCBJ man- tion and fomenting educational actions to con- aging team and technical collaborations, such ceptually leveling the themes Memory and Com- as the geography master, Victor Bento, profes- munity Museology. sor of Ceará State University (UECE). Schedule and methodology were prepared collectively in, Therefore, researchers were responsible for con- at least, 03 exclusive meeting for this purpose. ducting 5 Memory rounds, 1 in each neighbor- Thirty-one residents attended. One of the results hood in March 12, as follows: Siqueira, on the 19th; was the common understanding of the memory Granja Lisboa, on the 20th; Canindezinho, on social role to clarify the understanding of one of the 21st; Granja Portugal, on the 22nd; and Bom the community’s dilemmas, the blurriness of in- Jardim, on the 23rd. On average, 250 residents termunicipal borders and directing towards pos- 54 participated directly in these memory actions. Re- sible solutions to increase the consequence of searchers identified residents with a lot of knowl- this uncertainty: administrative competence for edge and experiences in the neighborhood, called public services in territorial portions sub judice. herein as “Neighborhood Memory Keepers”. They were mobilized, interviewed and engaged in the On Sunday, March 25, it was celebrated 60 research process as historical individuals. Resi- years of Bom Jardim neighborhood existence dents researchers, then, systematized information, with a cultural scheduling developed at Bom Grande Bom Jardim

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Jardim Cultural Center by groups and local artists, between 2pm and 8pm. Local hip hop, contemporary dance, traditional dances and theater groups performed. Festivities had one 1-meter cake, offered to residents who attended. Between March 27 and 28, Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram) held the training: “Museum, Memory and Citizenship”, given by Mário Chagas: poet, museologist, Master in Social Memory at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State - UNIRIO and PhD in Social Sciences at the State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ and, at the time, director of the Department of Museums Process of the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ibram/MinC). Training was provided at State tution articulation commission. The event was level, gathering GBJ Memory Spot and Ceará also blessed by indigenous ancestors, through a Community Museums Network (RCMC) in a sacred dance called Toré. network. Such training was a sublime moment of Incursion of residents researchers into cul- training for militant intervention in the participa- tural properties per territory neighborhood was tive inventory development process and diffusing followed by the identification of memory keep- products generation. Thematic collectivization in ers representative per neighborhood and the the community was established and conceptual conduction of 7 individual semi-structured in- appropriation was consolidated, marked by José terviews recorded in audio and video with them. Saramago’s quote, which is a motto and belief Interviewees included: Mrs. Iolanda Bezerra from of GBJ Memory Spot: “We are the memory we neighborhood Canindezinho, Mrs. Iolanda Lima, have and the responsibility we undertake. With- also from neighborhood Canindezinho; Pai Neto out memory we do not exist. Without responsibil- from neighborhood Granja Lisboa; Toinha Lin- ity, perhaps, we do not deserve to exist”. Another hares, Bom Jardim; Mrs. Eulália from neighbor- result of the qualification was GBJ Memory Spot

hood Granja Portugal; and Ana do Nazaré from Inventory Participative inclusion at RCMC, providing a seat in the insti- neighborhood Siqueira. I started to go to church. I went to have Conducting Memory Rounds allowed for the Stage 3 Stage a confession, father Fernando gave me a identification of strategic residents to be in- penance that keeps me fighting until today. terviewed and mapped by the research. Also, This penance was given by father Fernando. simultaneously to the administration of ques- He gave a penance of participating in com- tionnaires per research category, interesting munity meetings. When I engaged in the artifacts and documents relevant for each community meeting, I joined the fight, I en- joyed it, and I’m still fighting. When I’d met neighborhood history were identified, quoted him, I’d say: think of a penance! Because to be part of GBJ Memory Spot collection. penance should be praying the Lord’s Prayer, During research fieldwork, 03 important things for people to pray and stop, you know! themes that would explain directions and Mine never had an ending, until today. It paths of the territorial occupation process and started in 1989, and I can’t see the end of neighborhoods urban development were also this penance (laughter). Yeah, that's what identified, namely: brought me to this life: father Fernando’s penance, he was a priest in Granja Lisboa, 1) occupations; Comboni; he is a wonderful person and I love 2) lands and sheds: spaces to exercise re- him. (Resident, community leader and GBJ ligious cultures of African and Indigenous of Memory Spot management adviser). Americas matrices; and Inventory development methodology had another tool: data collection. Five structured questionnaires were prepared and ad- ministered, according to cultural categories guiding the research, inspired by the National Cultural References Inventory, of the Na- tional Historic and Artistic Her- itage Institute (IPHAN). Cultural categories guiding the research “Grande Bom Jardim Cultural Properties Participative Inven-

tory” were: Struggles and Re- Grande Bom sistances; Celebrations; Works Jardim 56 and Ways of Doing - Know-how; Forms of Expression; Buildings and Places of Memory. The Mas- ter in History João Paulo Vieira Neto contributed enormously to the format of this conceptual research framework. 3) territories and territorialities: borders, cartography language, and systematizing topics stains and parts. in themes per neighborhood. Core narrative ele- Data collection resources were used in each ments are: water, carnaúba palm, land and war- theme called focal group, which is a collective riors. Aesthetics and systematized and published interview, following a semi-structured script contents impressed residents, social equipment guided by purpose. Meetings were an oppor- representatives and partners present. Results ex- tunity to, in addition to collect data, disclose ceeded expectations. “Memory keepers”, invited 57 and collectivize the project in the community, residents and community leaders applauded the reapproximate former social rights implemen- community museum initiative for its collective and tation militancy leaders, political and engage- political nature, in addition to ratify Grande Bom ment pact, and commitment of residents par- Jardim Memory Spot cultural importance. ticipating in focal groups in narratives creation Grande Bom Jardim community museum process. Their world visions and historical facts opening act had a relevant media impact, broad- interpretations emphasized information that casted in the main State communication vehi- would be transmitted later. One of the dynam- cles, including print, radio and television. ics results was the preparation of mental maps Inventory compilation enabled a community on both main themes of the exhibition “Garden engagement around expensive matters, provid- of Memories”. Participating residents convened their information in cartographic databases, ing opportunities for reinterpretations of their maps expressing residents knowledge about cultural identities through the eyes of residents, their neighborhoods and denoting the level of evidencing facts, people and versions of the his- emotional and experiential relationship with tory making the Memory Spot and community these places. museum a kind of community mirror, that is, everyone has the possibility of recognizing him/ Many objects and documents mapped by herself and reconstruct the narrative of the other. questionnaires and focal groups were acquired One of this identification’s indicator is the volun- with self resources or donated to GBJ Memory tary donation of pieces and personal collections Spot by residents. Some became part of a tech- of residents to GBJ Memory Spot. Residents nical reservation, and most of them were included want to see their pieces in the museum, which in the collection of the first exhibition signed by should be displayed prominently, in a place of GBJ Memory Spot, named “Garden of Memories”, on August 31, 2012, an event that launched GBJ context and text production. Memory Spot. Such exhibition argument and nar- One of the main impacts was the ratification rative are direct results of the research conducted or consolidation of thematic relevance and mu- by residents themselves qualified for this purpose. seum language by GBJ DLIS Network, which de- The exhibition “Garden of Memories” paid a trib- cided to make social memory and community ute to residents, who are eager for their rights, tire- museography one of its institutional planning less fighters, using the warrior archetype through and institution intervention axes. Another result Orisha Ogun. The main themes were: struggles was the collective definition of GBJ Memory and resistance; and celebrations, using social Spot second exhibition named “Where did we Inventory Participative come from?” Grande Bom Jardim: Land of All Saints” narrative argument focused on rescuing site, videos and newspaper with processes re- Stage 3 Stage its historic principle, identify its mobilizing agents, sults systematization, methodology applied and especially religious political movements active in conceptual political views. In the political field, Brazilian urban suburbs during the 70s and 90s, strengthen the participation in political networks, seeking to understand the reasons of what has constitute and execute programmatic agenda of made Grande Bom Jardim. Museology national calendar aiming at contrib- The next challenges of GBJ social memory and uting to the consolidation of community field, community museography experience include: directed to sectoral politics liability at local and creating and maintaining a data storage and national level. handling software; conceiving and implementing a sustainability policy for the Memory Spot including an Audience Qualification Plan, Fund- raising Plan, editing and publication of pedagogical and media knowledge and cultural products multiplication support in the region, such as: web-

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Diffusion products comprise museum ac- munity leaders and representatives from tions developed by Memory Spots after com- several groups, collectives and city move- piling the participative inventory. High impact ments in order to think and develop ac- inside and outside the community can have the tions focused on valuing local histories form of exhibition, publication, documentary, and memories as a mean to transform and among other activities evidencing represen- improve the quality of life in the territory. tations of memories and collective identities, Vila Estrutural is located 12 miles away discussed and worked throughout the Memory from Brasília. It emerged in the mid-1960s Spot methodological development process. from a small group of families settling near Specially for being a time to celebrate and a highway with the same name, and an concretize a reflection, discussion and design area used as landfill until today in the Fed- process in most initiatives, diffusion products eral District. Over the years, the old village also mark the launching or opening of the became a city and, today, it has about 40 Memory Spot in some initiatives. Schedule also thousand residents. include events as thematic seminars, parades, memory rounds and presentation of several lo- Since then, residents fight the public au- cal artistic and cultural manifestations. thorities, seeking to create survival mechanisms, infrastructure and basic sanita- tion, in addition to resisting government Estrutural Memory Spot attempts to clear the area. (Estrutural Brasília/DF) Given this context, Estrutural Memory Estrutural Memory Spot is a popular, Spot works by collecting fight, resistance self-managed museum that gathers com- and achievement memories of the city, Diffusion products Criteria to make exhibitions was the fact that Stage 4 Stage valuing residents political memory for the it enables broad disclosure of activities con- right to housing, fight for work and leisure ducted by the Memory Spot. Also, Estrutural’s spaces, children’s plays in streets with history is shown for residents with a local, re- their folguedos, day-to-day of women war- gional and district perspective. At the same time riors, the fair buzz, recyclable waste pick- it discloses the Memory Spot activities, it raises ers, street vendors, garbage trucks trav- awareness and provides visibility to the com- elling daily through its streets, among other munity, compiling Estrutural Community Muse- peculiar activities that make up the life of Es- um’s future collection. trutural. The initiative also works as an aggregating Exhibition “Estrutural Movements: Fight, Spot of movements that develop social and Resistance and Achievements” cultural, and popular education projects in The exhibition “Estrutural Movements: Fight, the city, always guided in creative, solidary Resistance and Achievements” was launched actions focused on improving the local on May 21, 2011, created from several dialogues population quality of life. between the Brazilian Institute of Museums (Ib- ram) team and Estrutural Memory Spot participants. Such dialogues took place in Ibram and Coordination Memory Spot meetings. At first, Memory Spot participants had the idea of telling Estrutural’s City Collective, Estrutural Education and history through exhibitions, divided into move- Culture Movement - Mece, residents who are ments, such as: city movement, women move- not part of these groups, residents from other ment, children movement, work movement, Federal District cities. garbage movement, religions movement, health Criteria to choose Diffusion Products movement, and education movement. The first idea was to prepare an exhibition reporting all I – Video of these movements. Later, it was decided that II - Collection exhibition in the Memory Spot this was too extensive to be addressed in a sin- and other places. gle exhibition and in a small space. Therefore, it Criteria to choose making a video was was chosen to present each movement in sev- a result of records of oral interviews conducted eral exhibitions. with residents by Estrutural Memory Spot. The first exhibition and Estrutural Memory Through a video, residents had the opportunity Spot launching could address the space, the 62 to narrate Estrutural city history and journey, city, the achievements and the population’s in contrast with the local media that often tells fight to remain in that space, next to the Fed- the story of this community from a distorted eral District’s garbage dump, which is also next perspective, always mentioning Estrutural to the National Park with several water sources. in police articles. The video is also a tool to After several meetings, participants achieved disclose the Memory Spot externally and our a consensus on what to display in the first vision of memory. diffusion product, that is, the first exhibition. We continue with the conception of move- tions, preparations. Meetings at the Memory ments and it was decided to portray the fight, Spot were work meetings, that is, practical resistance and space permanence movement, workshops. conquest of water and electricity, that is, fight We went with Ibram’s team to the garbage for basic survival, and valuation of recognition dump to check the possibility of collecting for Estrutural pioneers fight. In the beginning, objects. There, we realized this would be un- the exhibition would take place in November, feasible. Then, we went to Sonho de Liberdade 63 2010, but it was already November and we Group that works with former convicts and were still defining what to exhibit and the ex- has a lot of materials, objects, and furniture hibition’s name. It was the first time residents taken from the garbage dump, with a vast ma- and Memory Spot partners would produce an terial in their land. They gave objects chosen exhibition, and they learned practicing, getting by Ibram and the Memory Spot’s team, which their hands dirty. This activity was a true prac- served as holders for the exhibition. Holders tical workshop on how to set up an exhibition. contained the exhibition introduction text, with When we found out it was already November Estrutural daily life photographs, with an im- and we had only decided on the name of the provised poem about Estrutural and Estrutural exhibition, we decided we would hold a “Cof- sounds. The drum symbolizing fight for water fee session with Memory” and not an exhi- was bought for ten Brazilian reais from a cart bition. We still had a lot to mature and learn. driver passing by. Meetings in the Memory Spot We hosted the “Coffee session with Memory”, were as follows: collection of objects at Sonho where two old residents told their stories, and de Liberdade, cleaning, polishing and painting their lines emphasized the conquest for space, these objects, painting the house walls, fixing water and electricity. Thus, we confirmed that the electrical part, painting the floor, choosing this was the theme to be portrayed. After de- photos to use in panels, search for tires, which ciding how important it was to take the exhi- symbolize closing of Estrutural track, at the bition holders from the garbage dump, recycle garbage dump. One day, we stopped before a and reuse them, we knew we had to postpone light pole that is inside the Memory Spot shed. the exhibition. Time spent to conceive, de- What should we do? And Coracy gave the idea velop, execute and launch the exhibition was to make this pole symbolize the conquer for from August, 2010 to May, 2011. Upon decid- electricity and there we had it: the pole became ing what to do with history, theme, exhibition a museum object, got painted and stood by name and to reuse the garbage dump materi- two cans painted with the same color: red, with als and objects, we started working. candles on it. Lack of light was represented It was decided to hold two weekly meetings there. And the pole, was the conquest of elec- between the Memory Spot and Ibram’s team, tricity. Simone from Ibram drew the exhibition one meeting at Ibram and the other at the after we designed it in our heads. We put a Memory Spot. Thus, we visited Ibram and Ib- lot of effort to it until May 21, after a lot of ram visited the Memory Spot; affinities were meetings with conversations and tasks, and

discovered and identities were created. Meet- the exhibition was finally ready. It was a great Diffusion products ings at Ibram addressed discussions, concep- conception and assembly learning process. Methodology between Estrutural Education and Culture Move- Stage 4 Stage Every activity is based on dialogue among par- ment and the Catholic University, the Memory ticipants. Meetings to discuss the exhibition. Def- Spot is a space attended especially by women. inition of theme to be explored in the exhibition. Furthermore, women is a very serious and prob- Knowledge of local history. Interview with residents. lematic matter at Estrutural, and thus we decided Collective participation. Ibram’s support. Arrange- to hold our second exhibition on women. ments of the necessary materials. Choice and se- Professor Luiza from the Catholic University lection of objects that served as exhibition holders. put us in contact with professor Bernadete Bra- Memory Spot Program first part resources. ziliense, who works with her students at Captura Group that photographed women. Photos were Opening of the exhibition “Movimentos da taken for a month, four weekends. We spent Sun- Estrutural: o museu e a cidade” day afternoons with women and Captura Group. Professor Bernadete brought makeup and pho- tographers teams and the result was very good. Our goal was to portray at least fifty women; however, due to technical problems, we photographed twenty-two women, each one of them with two photographs. Photographs would be chosen with women wearing makeup, special photos that many of them had never taken. Women invited live in the city for a long time, and are part of the Memory Spot activities, next to the Memory Spot. Visit of students These women were young, elder, adults. Professor Silmara, from the Museology course of University of Brasília, donated photo frames and, along with students and professor Débora and the Memory Spot, put the photographs in frames. Women from Marias Costureiras Group made a patchwork quilt with photographs take during the exhibition preparation process and the backstage, the changing Graphite workshop room that also exposes clothes, shoes, working Exhibition: “Estrutural Movements - The tools, and ottomans made of tire by Terezinha and Vicente. Ibram staff helped in this exhibition. Woman and the City” 64 However, Ibram’s participation was not provided Meetings were held to decide on the exhibition as in the first exhibition, where it was organically theme. The exhibition “Estrutural Movements - part of the exhibition conception, development The Woman and the City” is a result of activities and assembly team. This time, Ibram staff helped conducted at the Memory Spot, as successfully making decisions determining colors, and photo occurred with the course “Promotoras Legais arrangements, but not in a systematic way as in Populares” (“Popular Attorneys”), in partnership the first time. Ibram’s invitation was informal, and help was more voluntary than institutional. We re- resented by photos, saw that the history was alized we were more prepared this time and it was starting to be told, the younger started to learn a lot easier. This exhibition was financially sup- how did the city emerge, why it is how it is ported by UnB 50 years project, which financed today, what’s the importance of fighting for photos, disclosure material, brochures and post- parents and grandparents. History was res- ers printing, the exhibition opening day snacks, cued for the younger, as well as the history of as well as the Memory Spot Program second part where they live today. 65 installment. Exhibition opening was attended by Outside Estrutural, the Federal District’s sec- professor Mario Chagas, who talked about univer- retary for culture went to the launched and sity expansion and Social Museology. liked it very much, what provided a partnership and help during the negotiation with the local Methodology administration in order to obtain the Memory Meetings to decide on the theme. Participation Spot. It wasn’t achieved until now. The event was of women who already attend Memory Spot activi- broadly disclosed by the media. Ibram’s com- ties. Participation of partner institutions, such as the munication department contributed to the local Catholic University, Brasília University and Ibram. Par- media. The entire Federal District was aware of ticipation of extension students. Exhibition assembly Estrutural Memory Spot’s fight. The exhibition with everyone’s participation. was also displayed at Brasília University Central Library during the extension week, and received 499 visitors. We analyzed that the exhibition val- ued residents’ fight and demonstrated that Es- trutural is not seen by the media. Making everyone excited to fight for continuing the Memory Estrutural Spot’s work was seen was a reinforcement for the Memory Spot coordination. The second exhibition “Estrutural Movements: The Woman and the City” fulfilled its goals with women. Women photographed and part of the exhibition felt appreciated. Many said they never took pictures like that, and their families that went to the exhibition also stated they felt appreciated and recognized. The women invited to take photographs that were not able to participate re- Exhibitions impact gretted and loved the result they saw. This exhibi- The first exhibition “Estrutural Movements: tion opens a room to make mobilization around Fight, Resistance and Achievements” impact women grow, to increase debates on women is- was inside Estrutural. Residents and the lo- sues and may help fighting for their demands, cal administration realized that the Memory such as day care, end of violence and may con-

Spot’s proposal is serious and that we will tribute to recover the history of working women Diffusion products not give up. The elderly saw themselves rep- living in suburbs, such as Estrutural. Memory Spot and Estrutural Video the bank’s managing entity is Estrutural Ed- Stage 4 Stage ucation and Culture Movement - Mece, part A group of professionals already developing of the Memory Spot coordination. The Com- a militancy work in the City Collective, part of munity Bank is a solidary social mobilization the Memory Spot coordination was hired. This economy strategy working with loans for the group already had an understanding of the population and gathering the community to Memory Spot fight. Material used to make the debate on issues. video is everything that has already been filmed during Memory Spot activities, “Coffee session Unfolding with Memory”, exhibitions, memory rounds, histories told by residents produced after par- Estrutural Memory Spot is consolidated to- ticipative inventory, filming of city spaces and day inside Estrutural, and already awakened the people. The Memory Spot coordination the willingness of residents to tell and write met and decided what type of message we their stories. Many actions were conducted, wanted to present with the video. We want the such as: graffiti workshops with Estrutural video to compete on the International movie artist Tiago de Morais; dolls theater perfor- and Human rights Festival in Chile. We already mances with artist Elizete Gomes; promotoras watched the first version, which is being con- legais populares course that recently received cluded and received criticism. The second part a human rights award from the State of São of Memory Spot Program resource was used. Paulo Anamatra; Mece sarau and bazaars that The video will be launched in an event where contribute to support the Memory Spot space; all Memory Spot partners and the community illustration workshop with journalist Fernando will be invited.Outras atividades que surgiram Lopes, who contribute a lot to Abadia Cata- a partir da iniciativa do Ponto de Memória da dora Publishing House’s work; creative writing Estrutural: workshop with professor and journalist Mada- lena; UnB Museology Course extension proj- Other activities emerging from Estrutural ect with professors Silmara Kuster and Débora Memory Spot initiative Santos; Knowledge Web Project by the Cath- olic University, with professors Luis, Lunde, a) Abadia Catadora Publishing House - Basso, Luiza and Roberto, with philosophy, Publishing House that publishes books with communication, medicine students holding covers made from recycled cardboard boxes. debates on political formation and working Intends to involve garbage collectors in card- on preventive health with residents; commu- board boxes sales. Created from a workshop nication classes with several communication with a publishing house with similar opera- 66 workshops and Captura group with professor tion, Eloisa Cartonera, which took place in Bernadete Braziliense, which conducted “The partnership with the Embassy of Argentina, Woman and the City” exhibition. Abadia Cat- OEI and Ibram. adora Publishing House works through a cre- b) Estrutural Bank - Community bank that ative workshop given by professor and jour- works with Estrutural social currency named nalist Madalena Rodrigues, to awaken the Conquista, which is being structured, and willingness to write and read in participants, the belief that everyone can be a writer and tell life stories, and even fiction stories, through development and techniques, employing residents views. The publishing house intends to launch a book with tales written during this workshop. And, in ad- Visit of students dition to writing, Microrrevoluções Group 67 may also publish and has been helping the Publishing House with book runs. The Pub- lishing House launched a young nineteen- year-old writer from Estrutural who already sold over one hundred copies. The Commu- nity Bank has mobilized another part of the population; first the community wants a loan, but they realize little by little that this is a proposal to be built, and that everyone own the bank, and that they may start discussing local economy, wages, fight for Estrutural’s wealth to circulate inside the city, make economic Estrutural Memory Spot Partners groups to strengthen and grow, develop the Brazilian Institute of Museums - Ibram, Orga- local trade with small more strengthened trad- nization of Ibero-American States - OEI, Brasília ers. University, Catholic University, Cruzeiro Workers All of these proposals may seem different; Circle, Agostin Castejon Institute, Embassy of a museum is different from a bank, which is Argentina, Itamaraty Workers Micro revolutions different from a publishing house, but the es- Group, University of São Paulo - USP, Ateliê sence is the same, the face of people struggle, de Idéias Association, Sonho de Liberdade the face of mobilization strategies and recog- da Estrutural Group, Federal District and Sur- nition of people’s power. roundings Solidary Economy Forum, Young and Today, we recognized that the Memory Spot Adults Education Forum. was undoubtedly the start Spot. It gave us the strength to conquer a space, even if rented, Challenges and that from this referential, ideas were ex- Continuity of activities is undoubtedly a ma- changed, fights took place, conflicts were lived jor challenge, starting by acquiring a physical and projects started to be implemented. This space: continuity of the Memory Spot, Estru- reminds us of a speech by Professor Maria tural Bank, Abadia Catadora Publishing House; Luiza Angelim, part of Young and Adults Ed- however, there is a challenge to overcome ucation Forum that contributed to Mece’s ex- obstacles, which are many, including finan- istence, “believe and walk towards the ocean cial, coexistence, relationship, solving survival that will be opened, as it opened to Moses and pursuing dreams, winning huge conflicts, Diffusion products and his followers in the desert"” conflicts inside the Memory Spot and in each project, city conflicts, with people who do not stories, researches, workshops, bazaars. Com- Stage 4 Stage believe these projects will work and are related piles memories and cultural manifestations col- to residents’ lives, with people against it, who lections in several languages, always intending chose to be against the people, who do not to share contents instantaneously, with work of want projects developed by the people work art installations, live cultural performances and out, once they bet the only projects that can community actions focused on generating em- work are prepared and implemented by poli- ployment and income. ticians. Because projects implemented and Another operation focus includes registration owned by the people are freeing, so people of Pavão, Pavãozinho and Cantagalo history for- fight to maintain these projects. The greatest mation, from the beginning of the last century challenge is making people believe they own until nowadays with reflections on its relation the project, that there is no one behind it, no with the surrounding neighborhoods: Ipanema, temporary wealthy business owner, no influ- Copacabana and Lagoa. Studies the museum ential politician, they will not have to pay the territory and its ten sub-territories as reference bill at the end, the bill of vote, submission, of Spots to the community, also raising family rela- being used for other interests. tionships that comprise local family trees, such Challenges range from family, group, com- as the first families of migrants, known as Car- munity conflicts, and even include political, valhos, Pintos, Sobreiras and Schuengs. economic overcoming, standing on their own A dynamic community interests congregation feet, or talking with a more modern language, Spot, MUF strengthen the spirit of collectivity being self-sustainable, not a hostage of insti- and shows how important its memories are to tutionalized parties and movements or govern- slums and cities history through several actions. ment partners. MUF’s way of making museum: temporary ex- 1 Favela Museum (MUF) hibitions and live collections (Pavão, Pavãozinho e Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro/RJ) Favela Museum comprises events as temporary exhibitions. Understands that, besides a party, a Favela Museum (MUF) was founded in 2008 celebration or even a presentation, these are op- by Pavão, Pavãozinho and Cantagalo residents portunities to exercise the musealization poten- in the South region of Rio de Janeiro with the tial of its walking, talking and exciting collections! purpose of transforming the hill into a touristic Thus, it intends to try musealization of its territory monument that values collective cultural mem- through integrating and motivating actions, based ory. Its mission is to value local cultural diversity, on live and creative manifestations it has. Emphasis 68 expressed in samba, capoeira, ballroom dance, is in the process of fostering the exchange and the forró, rap, graffiti, plastic arts, crafts, folk, and also relation between hills’ knowledge and know-how, through pubs, inns and buildings that maintain thus allowing generations to connect, and dia- the typical slum identity. logue, knowledge and recognition of the territory to It is an open sky territorial museum that gath- be able to mean effective and lasting local devel- ers 20 thousand residents and develops several 1 MUF’s way of making museum: temporary exhibitions and live action areas, such as interviews to register verbal collections opment based on cultural practices strengthening. ences, preserving the spontaneity and diversity Paths followed between alleys, side-streets, of feelings, movements and expressions. We slabs, and fields show the richness of territory preserved the meeting dynamics and possibili- nuances. All life models, survival strategies, in- ties of connection between collections part of tegration possibilities with the environment of the hill and collections interacting with the hill, community form, without barriers between what thus forming a museum experience based on the relationship between subjects. 69 Casa-Tela [paintings on walls] Ways of life in slum museum Feedback of processes implemented by the museum to the community is one of MUF assumptions. Returning information, promoting dialogue and building collaboratively are part of the museum’s repertoire of responsibilities. Thus, after a long journey of dedication to the book Ca- sas-Tela, residents were able to see how the book was expected in a ceremony. Detailed museum scene registration from paintings of houses was checked by residents who admired their stories printed in colorful and exciting pages. Happiness was not only present in vibrant pages, but also in

Casa-Tela

has been lived and observed, ensure us elements to conceptually address exhibitions. We started from the identification of memories, struggles, achievements and challenges to shape, form and give a theme to exhibitions. Museography dialogues with the provocative interface on what it is, what it can be and what will never with a

clear time reference. We tried the musealization Diffusion products of knowledge and doings, practices and experi- the bright eyes of those who observed them. The Stage 4 Stage text jumped from the paper and transformed itself as magic into words and shared memories. Book “Circuitos Casas-Tela” The same memories that now help tailoring the author’s report counted below: On December 9, 2012, the book Cir- cuito Casas Tela was finally launched, marking the way of life of Favela Mu- seum, diffusion product sponsored by Memory Spot Program. Casa-Tela MUF Cultural Terrace was chosen because of its privileged view to Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Christ the Redeemer, Pedra da Gávea, Morro Dois Irmãos, Vi- digal, Leblon, Ipanema and Arpoador beaches, and also the beauty of the At- lantic Forest. Our open Slab is surrounded by the dedicated himself for days, until early in the architecture of Cantagalo, Pavão and morning to be able to handle so much work and Pavãozinho communities houses and, show the ‘final art’ at the autograph afternoon. when we look down, we see luxury This entire process was filmed in a MUF artic- buildings from the elite affluent neigh- ulation in partnership with PUC-RIO psychology borhoods of Rio's South Zone. group, which has been a major ally in memory Finally, a tremendous view! For every actions. taste and different interests. ACME’s perfect harmony with PUC-RIO film- As if it weren’t enough, an exhibition named maker Daniel Paes resulted in the short film that Art on Debris” was created to contemplate peo- received the same name as the exhibition (‘Art ple with so much beauty! Yeah, we must recog- on Debris’), screened at CineMuf Caixa D’água. nize the boys were inspired! The event was attended by approximately 250 Carlos Esquivel (ACME), graffiti artist and guests and was a measuring Spot to repeat the plastic artist, idealized the exhibition named same formula at Favela Museum! ‘Art on Debris’ comprised by sculptures created 70 Another fact that contributed to the meeting’s from PAC (Growth Acceleration Program) works success were the knowledge and practice of our debris, transforming garbage into art and revers- artisans, all of them from Pavão, Pavãozinho ing it in cash! and Cantagalo communities. Besides involving 22 graffiti artists worldwide. They were responsible for the delicious This is what I call artistic entrepreneurship! cooking offered to guests: Regina (Teteca) Screaming talent, ACME graffiti artist prepared shrimp bobó; Lourdes prepared rice and black-eyed peas; Neuza prepared cassava and new exhibition. The party, manifestation, broth with sausage; Helena prepared cow's claim, celebration and creation are part of foot soup and cups of pumpkin candy with the process, something beyond an attempt of coconut; Eunice prepared feijoada (stew of diffusion, as suggested by the term “diffusion beans with beef and pork) and hominy and product”, present in the work methodology coconut pudding; Ângela prepared tapioca of proposed by Ibram. all flavors; and Selma prepared all flavors of We are aware that we exceed our limits and 71 ice pops in little bags; fly higher, allowing MUF to build knowledge and In the evening, authors Acme and Rita au- experiences favoring an effective social Museol- tographed approximately 86 books; everyone ogy. Temporary exhibition and other processes wanted to feel special and the reciprocal was undertaken by the museum promote the awak- genuine. ening of souls and dreams. Favela Museum Appreciation of local knowledge, generation celebrates life and its strength, preserves mem- of income, cooking memories, individual and ory that gives life meaning and portrays it as we collective, the importance of formal popular want it to be. entrepreneurship, environmental concerns with the museum territory, visits to our open Periferia Museum (MUPE) sky gallery, ICOM, National Museums Week, (Sítio Cercado, Curitiba/PR) phew! Challenges! Accomplishments! Mobilization! Periferia Museum (MUPE) was inspired Awareness! Records! Preservation! Revitaliza- in Maré Museum and Favela Museum, in tion! Restoration! Financial, social, cultural, Rio de Janeiro, experiences. The initiative economic investment! Sustainability! was created to strengthen suburb culture, valuing regional artists and cultural mani- We are constantly seeking to concretize our festations and recognizing and disclosing plans; there are so many social obligations, local cultural heritage. and the recognition of residents and those who identify with our proposals is concrete to MUPE develops a research project of the us. neighborhood living memory by registering reports of major landowners of the old Furthermore, we are here in the Base, in the Sítio Cercado family members, residents hill, stopping in alleys, measuring all the time protagonists of the first invasions, neigh- with the resident, people coming in and out, borhood settlements and villages, people and the community comes to think that we are involved in conflicts for the possession of ‘swimming’! land and neighborhood students. Mem- When we are in fact ‘rowing’ against the tide, ories and struggle stories permeate the giant resident expectations wave, more and activity of rural pioneers and landowners more master’s, doctor’s thesis, every ‘r’s’!”. of the early twentieth century, forming 13 Thus, it is important to know that his move- villages currently part of Sítio Cercado and ment enable Favela Museum to reinvent itself, ways of life and issues experienced by the Diffusion products and we reinvent ourselves every new challenge population daily, such as the large housing My first notes, taken during the Partici- Stage 4 Stage density, intense traffic and urban violence. pative Inventory workshop included some issues that guided the conceptual cre- The initiative also develops actions with ation of the exhibition: what would be the schools in the region, such as playful ac- thematic focus? What would be the time tivities to record and disclose neighborhood frame? How would be the exhibition polit- characteristics present in students imagina- ical perspective? What materials would be tion. part of the collection? How would we ex- Sítio Cercado is located in South Curitiba hibit this collection? and has approximately 150 thousand resi- Neighborhood development from struggle dents. for housing was the exhibition theme chosen by the managing council. And Xapinhal association was the place chosen to host it: Nossa Periferia Museum: Sítio Cercado Memories Senhora da Luta Association, located in central and Dreams Sítio Cercado. Periferia Museum exhibition was the highlight The association’s auditorium had a per- of a dedicated team’s work, motivated and with fect structure to receive the exhibition, it had a one ideal: show the memory of struggles and compatible area with approximately 80 square achievements of people who came to inhabit meters, and only needed minimal renovations the southern region of Curitiba, Paraná, more in walls; however, the bigger problem was the specifically in an area called Sítio Cercado. ground courtyard, which was paved with gravel Since none of the twelve MUPE managing and concrete. council members had a degree in social sci- It took two month of civil, hydraulic and electrical ences, Museology or expography, the hope of works, with several tasks and activities. Financial co- conducting a good work laid on the Brazilian ordinator Pedro, store manager, worked as bricklayer. Institute of Museums consultants and muse- Marcelo Rocha, computing technician, worked as ologists arrival. servant and electrician. Palmira, nursing technician, The expography workshop given by consul- painted and cleaned. Paulo Ferreira, welder, did the tant Marcelo Vieira, visual director and co- carpentry and assembly services. Horácio, Pinheiro founder of Maré Museum, and by consultant and Ademar association members also helped Lavínia was divided in two meetings. The first building and renovating the property. one, early November, 2011, had the construc- Advisors Paiva and Palmira worked intensively tion of the exhibition model and the other in the research process and discovered people 72 meeting, one month later, had the assembly able to report the clay origin clearly. One of them of exhibition boards “Sítio Cercado Memories is Father Bertrant, who wrote a letter about the and Dreams”. church expansion in regional communities, and Other qualification workshops also contrib- in parallel, the father describes Cruz family, its uted to train the team. Coordinator Marcelo descendants, invasions and housing develop- Rocha talks about the importance of one of ments of the region. Another essential person the workshop’s content, as follows: was Mrs. Maria de Deus (Mrs. Deuzita), 81 years old. She gave an interview at her own house - a of older residents were obtained as a result of real museum house, showed photographs and memory meetings organized in all four Periferia objects rebuilding the history of Cercado Farm Museum research centers. With this action, in former owners. Paiva and Palmirinha also inter- addition to research, participants were able to tell viewed Mr. Jorge Gonçalves, son of Isaac Ferreira their life stories to new generations, as per inter- da Cruz lead man. view provided by advisor Arlinda: Therefore, the starting Spot occurred with sto- Look, if your dad has a house today, ask 73 ries fragments told by the descendants of Mr. what did he had to do to reach this Spot. I al- Laurindo Ferreira da Cruz - the first major owner ways do this with children in Sunday School of the region, father of Isaac Ferreira da Cruz and and children in schools. For them to stop, Mrs. Deuzita’s grandfather. step and see, things do not come easily. Advisors Adenival, Geraldo and Manoel managed to obtain reports and photos in their communities through several community meetings, and the theme used to attract participation was “Xap- inhal is a story and you're part of it.” Photos from the 70s, from the first neighborhood housing developments, and from the 80s, the main invasion, Xapinhal’s occupation were obtained in this action. The museum entrance has a “banner” with information on the Memory Spots Program and the exhibition “Sítio Cercado Memories and Dreams”, divided in three moments: The Pioneers - green and grey panels; The Struggle - red panels; The Today - blue panel. The first panel contains images of Mrs. Deu- zita family collection: her marriage with Santinor, her parents (Isaac and Magdalena Claudino) and paternal grandparents (Laurindo and Maria Pereira); her childhood and her brothers (Isaíde and Eurides); the daily life at the farm, the or- chards and cultivation of land. This panel also contains a map of Cercado Farm, dated 1932, with the farm division and parts corresponding the heirs Isaac, Cesinando and Julia. Another panel, colored grey, represents the long period of appearance of the first villages, between the decades of 1950 and 1990, and be- Exhibition “Memória

e Sonhos do Sítio Diffusion products fore the invasions phase. Reports and photos Cercado” Xapinhal was invaded in 1988, and seemed of wood. After the housing company started the Stage 4 Stage like any other invasion: black canvas tents, ropes regularization, lands were measured, blocks and delimiting lands, and many people with hope. In streets were opened. At the time, the City Hall do- only a few days, the invasion took immense pro- nated wood, and thus many “half-water” houses portions, and Xapinhal’s great occupation broke were built - houses with one slanted pane - pic- out, reaching more than three thousand families, tures show joint efforts to build, rebuild and dis- organized into eight groups. place homes in lands. Both red panels narrated movements per hous- Images portray, in addition to Xapinhal’s occupa- ing, which united associations from the neigh- tion, housings on August 23, 1991, and Sambaqui borhoods of Xaxim, Pinheirinho, Alto Boqueirão relocation in 2004, which had great social mobili- and residents from Sítio Cercado villages. Images zation in the face of the public power indifference. and objects exhibited portray people in camping, Daniel’s testimony, during the first Coffee session in their tents assembled with canvas and pieces of Memory provides a perception of families dramas:

Opening of the exhibition “Memória e 74 Sonhos do Sítio Cercado” The house was not even finished, I had to “steal” electricity. We still didn’t have water because Sanepar would take a month, or a month and a half to provide it, so I had to borrow water to live. The third moment was summarized in the blue panel revealing Sítio Cercado nowadays. The photographic incursion made by José Paiva and 75 Frederico on the neighborhood streets and avenues gathered a large collection of images: local trade, squares, kindergartens, schools, churches and other social devices. Much of his accelerated development was due to occupations, which forced public authorities to implement a large subdivision called Bairro Novo, which made Sítio Cercado a place for diversity and opportunities. We are certain that Periferia Museum has contributed to the Memory Spots Program, but also benefited from it since social memory already existed, it lacked encouragement and a dose of social entrepreneurship to tell it. This memory wish was asleep in our hearts, latent in our minds and in our domestic files. The program was crucial to implement this project. MUPE’s greatest challenge is to maintain the museum with permanent activities and have a team to receive visitors. There is also a wish to establish partnerships in order to develop projects with other entities, especially in the education field. With so many shortcomings, yet we can be proud of having a museum to look after, trans- mit our values, our stories and our memories. And, above all, guarantee citizenship to the population of the suburb. Diffusion products Stage 5 Stage 5 77 Memory Webs

Memory Webs are national meetings of organization was discussed and carried out by Memory Spots and memory and social Muse- networks representatives and Memory Spots ology initiatives. It is a space for interchange, re- through a commission. flection, debate, and collective construction of Editions - The first one was conducted in Sal- proposals and strategic agendas to strengthen vador - BA in December, 2009; the second one social Museology projects. The web can be was promoted along with the National Culture considered a face to face extension of expe- Memory Spots Meeting “Culture Web - Digital riences, exchanges and methodologies on the Drums” in March, 2010 in Fortaleza - CE; the web and, above all, it is a space to strengthen third one took place at Maré Museum, in Rio de working and friendship bonds among actors Janeiro, in December, 2010; and the fourth one involved with memory as a tool of struggle, re- integrated the 6th National Forum of Museums, sistance and social transformation. After the in November, 2014, in Belém - PA. fourth web edition, the meeting schedule and

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79 Stage 6 Evaluation of a Methodology in Social Museology Systematization: Silvana Bastos

Ibram held a meeting of participatory evalu- Favela Museum - MUF (Rio de Janeiro - RJ); ation from November 10 to 12, 2013, in Brasilia, Brasilândia Social Museum (São Paulo - SP). on the methodology worked by the Program The evaluation was mediated by consultant Memory Spots with the twelve pioneering ini- Silvana Bastos and had the participation of a tiatives: Memory Spot of Terra Firme (Belém- representative of each of the 12 Spots, mem- -PA); Cultura Periférica Museum (Maceió - bers of the team of the Coordination of Social AL); Memory Spot of the Grande Bom Jardim Museology and Education of the Department (Fortaleza - CE); Mangue do Coque Museum of Museum Processes (Comuse/Dpmus), with (Recife - PE); Memory Spot of Beiru (Salvador the presence of government employees from di- - BA); Community Museum of Grande São fferent areas of Ibram, and a researcher of the Pedro Memory Spot (Vitória - ES); Memory Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). Spot of Estrutural (Federal District - DF); Ta- The purpose was to analyze the history of expe- quaril Museum (Belo Horizonte - MG); Perife- riences, conduct self-assessment and raise key ria Museum – MUPE (Curitiba - PR); Memory elements to guide the policy on continuity and Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation Spot of Lomba do Pinheiro (Porto Alegre - RS); expansion of the Program. 1- HISTORY OF THE 12 Memory SpotS sults with the other members, carrying out a Stage 6 Stage The first stage of work was about the history joint analysis of the main achievements and of the 12 pioneering Spots. Only representa- difficulties found, and the main lessons lear- tives of the 12 Spots were divided into three ned. In a second moment, a rapporteur chosen groups, each having 4 members. In the group, by the group presented a summary of the work each member prepared a timeline on his/her of everyone for the other groups, in the form Memory Spot of origin and then shared the re- of "carousel".

Estrutural Memory Spot (Brasília - DF)

1960 1994 1998 2002 2003

Election of Cristóvão Estrutural occupation Deuzani starts coordinating Buarque – major Disorderly occupation (garbage collectors, solidary literacy in Estrutural. Inauguration of Brasí- operation to evacuate of Estrutural. Con- struggling for housing Several COC groups - lia - Garbage Dump Estrutural. Resulted in cern in caring for the got together with pe- worked on keeping the deaths. memory ople from Ceilândia) history. (Tornado Operation)

2005 2009 2010 MECE - Estrutural Education and Culture Move- Memory Spot project is launched. 4th Museums Forum: gets to ment Created to invite people to attend school Public hearing at the Legislative Cham- know other initiatives and profes- and continue the literacy process. Created open ber sor of Museology at UNB Silmara, school, free school. Web, approach to other Memory Spots. who became a partner. Community mobilization moment (house to Coffee session of memory, creation of - Partnership with UnB. house visit) to ensure participation in education the council with 30 people. - Training workshops. audiences. Participation in several meetings: Forta- - Coffee session of memory, Integrates EJA Forum. leza, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. advices, travels. DF accounts for 70,000 illiterates.

2011 2012 2013

Opening of Memory Spot headquarters and culture movements. 80 First exhibition. Conduction of Museum Parade in Estrutural Final report, video Dolls theater telling Estrutural’s history: more than 500 visitations to Estrutural 2nd Exhibition launching, visitation Creation of popular publishing house with “The wo- to Hugues de Varine Survey of 16 verbal histories; extension with the University man and the and participation in Participation in Memory Spots Project public announcement, achieving the construc- City” seminar the 5th Museums tion of the community library Forum in Petrópolis Purchase of equipment to register experiences (camera, computer and camcorder) As achievements, the Memory Spot of Estru- the community difficulty in recognizing the "va- tural highlighted closeness with the community lue of local memory " and in maintaining partner- through Public Bidding “Prêmio Pontos de Me- ships as well, as barriers that must be overcome. mória”, in which they participated in 2011 and As a lesson learned, knowledge of the history of 2012, which enabled the purchase of equipment the Federal District and the sharing of experien- for the record of local memory. They Spoted out ces with other communities were mentioned.

Brasilândia Memory Spot (São Paulo - SP) 81

1946 2009 2010

The neighborhood received this name as a tribute to Conduction of the First contacts with Memory Spots Project, for- Mr. Brasílio Simões. With the construction of large first workshops. mation of a group with 20 community leaders avenues in São Paulo, mayors expelled people and Participation on approximately. Participation on the First Web in demolished their homes - this process led to the the Second Web in Salvador. occupation of Brasilândia. Fortaleza

2011 2013

First exhibition: “Brasilândia: Its Villa- - Municipal Participative Council (intended to bring the culture and memory matter) / ges and Gardens”. Memory Spots Project. - Exhibition at João Solimão State Major threat by the eviction process because of the Ring Road and Subway works. School. The history is repeated and generations born in Brasilândia are not aware. - Second exhibition at Luiza Salete Major contractors, real estate speculation interests. State School.

Representatives of the Memory Spot of differences of ideas in the Management Com- Brasilândia Spoted out the articulation of a repre- mittee, culminating in its dissolution. As lessons sentative group to work at the Memory Spot and learned highlighted the experience gained in organization of two exhibitions as their greatest managing conflicts to reach a consensus with achievements. Among the difficulties, the lack of the community, and reactivation of the Memory a physical space of reference and dealing with Spot as well.

Periferia Museum Memory Spot – MUPE (Curitiba - PR)

2009 2010

Some residents organized a traveling exhibition. August 23 party Periferia Museum is created, in Sítio Cercado, located in the marks the occuppation. A house that today marks the day of South Region with 120 thousand residents. Otávio Camargo occupation of the area. was one of the project creators. Visit of IBRAM consultants to Vila Vitória. A traveling exhibition Professor Mário Chagas visited the neighborhood. This visit and a memory round was conducted with residents, covered by collaborated to encourage MUPE’s creation. TV educative in Channel 09 and Gazeta do Povo newspaper. Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation 2011 2012 2013 Stage 6 Stage

Coffee session of memory is held at Osternack village. Guided tours (to the museum) supported Residents participate in a chat rescuing the living memory by UFPR history students - Photographic of the village. They debate on residents’ difficulties: lack of Workshop at School project. Several events water, electricity, school, bus, and infrastructure. Many of Radio program “Coffee with Citizenship” - the take place: cultural them get emotional remembering the past. Residents did idea is to promote citizenship among regional week, theater, not have water, electricity, telephone. They count on bus residents. capoeira, viola arrival. Participation of members in the City Culture round, pastel MUPE exhibition was visited by curator Marcelo Pinto, Council, with the participation of one of (food) party, and from Maré Museum, indicated by IBRAM. These are the MUPE members. exhibition. first steps to make the exhibition a reality. Approach to Curitiba Cultural Foundation, Place defined, at the association located in Xapinhal which starts to recognize MUPE. neighborhood. It is still distant from the state government.

Representatives of MUPE highlighted as achieve- space open to the public. About lessons learned, ments the rescue of the fight, motivation of resi- they Spoted out that it would be important to hire dents generated by the project and collective reali- staff to work exclusively at the Memory Spot, and zation of a "living museum" as a reference space for the establishment of public-private partnerships people to go and learn. With regard to the barriers, as a solution for the maintenance of the Memory they highlighted the negative role of the mainstream Spot, in addition to not depending on Ibram. They media by only disclosing negative aspects of the further highlighted that it was difficult at the begin- neighborhood, and also the difficulty in keeping the ning of the project, but people were motivated.

Beiru Memory Spot (Salvador - BA)

1980 2009 2012 2013 2014

Intend to increase the Movie theater, computers, number of people to Need to acquire Hope with Ibram chairs, table, water cooler participate in Spots; more Start resources to keep pro- partnership Rescue of Beiru history meetings with groups; jects in communities Book launching more projects and cultural webs

82 Representatives of the Memory Spot of Beiru of a greater number of meetings involving the 12 highlighted as achievements the creation of Blog do Spots and more intensive network communication. Ponto (orgulhodemorarnobeiru.net); support and As lessons learned, they Spoted out that the ex- recognition of the work by the community; March pansion and strengthening of Awarded Memory of Beiru on the Day of Black Consciousness. As Spots should not take place without integration difficulties they Spoted out: certain discontinuity with the Pioneering Spots. in the processes proposed by Ibram staff; the lack Taquaril Museum Memory Spot (Belo Horizonte - MG)

2003 2004 2005-2008 2009

Campaign of our moun- Video with the community history (tragedy Activities in squares, schools, tains and places due to rains; 60 houses collapsed, 2 dead IBRAM contact. community valuation; video Formation of group and families and 273 homeless families). First Memory 83 disclosure, new postcards neighborhood social Taquaril campaign: beautiful place to live Web edition. control. (T-shirts).

2010 2011 2012 2013

1. Taquaril Museum Me- Memory Spot/community Establishment of Memory Spot head- mory Spot Seminar presentation activities quarters. Exhibition - head- Creation of the Managing Maré Memory Web - Interchanges, contests (photos, quarters opening / Council; PAC Consultants 1st Meeting Public music). visitation space. 2. Seminar Announcement; work plan; - Welcome exhibition. Expansion of part- 1. National Museums start of participative inventory - Researches, develop exhibitions; nerships. Forum activities. workshops with the community; ac- Workshops. Election of the Managing Consultant actions (interchan- quire equipment (camera, camcorder, Events in Squares. Council ges/works) etc.); first recordings with residents. Web Commission IBRAM workshop Community Meeting National Museum Forum Culture Web

Representatives of the Memory Spot of in the region; expansion of partnerships; and the Taquaril highlighted as achievements resulting pride of the "people" in Taquaril. As barriers and from the project the relationship established with difficulties: internal conflicts; certain absence of the community (appropriation and recognition); Ibram throughout the process, and the need for the Spot construction based on a democratic “free” people to work at the Spot. As for lessons process (with the creation and operation of a learned, they Spoted out dealing with delays in management board); holding the first exhibition bureaucratic procedures.

Grande Bom Jardim Memory Spot (Fortaleza - CE)

1979 2004 2009 2010

(Feb. - July) Culture/Memory Web Fortaleza - CE. (Nov.) - Creation of GB1 (Oct./Nov.) - 1st IBRAM’s visit Missions (June) - Attempt to conduct DLIS NETWORK 1st Memory Web in Salvador training in museum, memory and citizenship (Patrícia / Inês) (July) - FNM Brasília Evaluation of a Methodology in Social Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation 2011 2012 2013 Stage 6 Stage

(Jan.) - Execution; (Feb.) – Memory social theme and Participative meetings to Action plan; purchase of inputs; DLIS NETWORK commission prepare an action inven- Instrumental composition. (May) Contribution on the conduction tory and diffusion prod- (Feb.) - Selection of residents, training of the 1st EERCMC - SEM - CE project ucts plan (diligence). of researchers (methodologies - history approval. Public announcement for quality; basic photography, community Resources: Memory Spots Award; hiring consultants. cartography). Political agreements with the head of 1. Consultants meeting (Mar.) - Museum actions. the municipal executive power. Approval of the action Training on museum, memory and citi- Public agreement for SECULTFOR plan (1st part) zenship with Mario Chagas and RCMC. booklet. Start of inventory field research

The achievements highlighted by representa- munity museological plan; and the inclusion of tives of the Memory Spot of the Grande Bom memory as an object for fundraising. As barriers Jardim were the idea of memory as a political and difficulties they Spoted out the absence of tool to secure the territorial identity; the making free people to work at the Spot; the relationship of participatory inventory by the residents them- with local schools; the little transfer of social selves; social memory constituted as a mystique technologies by Ibram; mediation of conflicts of of social movement; the rescue of former com- interest during the process; weakness of institu- munity agents who were away; thematic appro- tional understanding; and the non-implementa- priation by REDE DLIS; the establishment of a tion of an exchange plan between the Spots. As privileged place for the voice of residents; the for lessons learned: not just wait for the develop- interest of the network in developing the com- ment policy of Ibram.

Favela Museum Memory Spot – MUF (Rio de Janeiro - RJ)

2007 2008 2009 2010

MUF national launching. Ibram public announce- CCOMP - community Territory experiments. 84 Slum museum insti- ment approved. discussion about the Search for temporary headquarters. tutionalization. Implementation of Ca- museum implemen- MUF Partnership - ABM; museums Possession of the sas-Tela circuit. tation. modernization. board (2008-2011). Launching of circuit. Formation of work Enrollment in the National Mu- First experimental Episcopal Mitre partner- group - pro-museum seum Registration. visit. ship - MUF temporary mission. Inclusion at Ibram Network headquarters (events). 2011 2012 2013

Social public announce- Social public announcements. 1st rendering of accounts meeting - pos- ments. Museums promo- Museums promotion. Cultural session of the new board (2011-2013). tion. Cultural interchanges. interchanges. Museums promotion public announce- Cultural agenda implemen- Cultural agenda implementation. ment - department of souls and dreams tation. CIVIS MUF implementation. (SEC - RJ). CIVIS MUF implementation. Participative meetings with the Museums modernization - SEC. Basis Participative meetings with 85 community. renovation. the community. Increased external demand; part- Community forum and IBRAM consultants Increased external demand; nership and volunteering. public announcement. partnership and volunteering. Book Casas-Tela. Book Casas-Tela. The MUF highlighted as achievements the pe- barriers found, it Spoted out certain absences of culiar way of “musealizing” with the community; Ibram and other government bodies, in addition community work (group qualification); clarity of to non-continuity of some actions proposed mission, methodological approach and key con- such as conducting some improvement work- cepts of the museum. As for the difficulties and shops for Pioneering Spots.

Community Museum of Grande São Pedro Memory Spot (Vitória - ES)

2009 2010 2011

11/02 - Regulations and Bylaws 10/05 - Managing Council presenta- 1st Meeting with Ibram in 11/10 - Consultants meeting and tion. S. Pedro. Ibram technical visit 10/11 - 1st Spot exhibition. Web in Salvador. 11/11 - Female conversation round. 10/12 - Web in Rio de Janeiro. 11/12 - Ibram technical visit.

2012 2013

13/07 - Ibram visit. 12/04 - Agents training. 13/09 - Final product presentation with Ibram. 12/05 - Consultants meeting in Beiru - Salvador. Grande S. Pedro Valorization Project. 12/10 - Fishermen Museum Exhibition. 13/11 - meeting in Brasília - preparation for the Web. 12/10 - Ibram technical visit and historical tour. - 12/13 - Spots assessment. Achievements: Independence, community and since there was no one available to exclusively its memory empowerment; establishment of a work on the Spot activities. As lessons learned, representative collection; purchase of material they concluded that money is needed, but gives and the partnership with Ibram. About the "headache", and what matters is to move forward barriers, they highlighted the lack of a physical before difficulties. space and the difficulty of articulating the actions Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation Stage 6 Stage Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot (Porto Alegre - RS)

2006 2009 2010

Start Lomba do Pinheiro com- Memory Spot participation in webs. Managing Council formation. munity museum. Participative inventory with 33 com- Communities engagement with the Work with the community. munities. inventory, with local research actions.

2011/2012 2012/2013 2014

Memory round exhibi- PM participation in the 3rd Web in Rio de Janeiro. tions. Museums spring. Popular sayings, street Memory Spots future Exhibition of local projects and stories. museum and education Structure and physical space Social memory educational actions of different for property. groups with varied themes. Technical visits.

Representatives of the Memory Spot of Lomba developments that affect the neighborhood, and do Pinheiro highlighted as achievements the the management of Lomba Museum still little meeting of the 33 local communities; holding collaborative. As for lessons learned, "what we of exhibitions and workshops; recognition of want, we have to look for ..."; informal partnership the community; and the establishment of a with Lomba do Pinheiro Museum ended up local identity. As barriers and difficulties, they weakening the Memory Spot. Spoted out the lack of physical space, real estate

Terra Firme Memory Spot (Belém - PA)

1085 2009 2010

May 25, 26 and 27 - several communities leaders were invited. Council formation 86 Goeldi Mu- 1st Memory March 26 to 28 - 2nd Memory web “Teia Brasil Tambores Digitais” seum takes web “Ama- Note: the Memory Spot was present in all meetings, networks and webs (Rio, science edu- zon Women” Salvador, DF, Fortaleza and others) cation to the - Salvador In May, 2010, managers decided to conduct the PMTF Managing Council community. – BA. creation seminar. 4th National Museums Forum - Brasília (July 17). 27th Brazilian Anthropology Meeting - July 30 and 31, and August 1st. 2011 2012 2013

March 16, 17 and 18 - 1st meeting Video workshop December 6 and 7 - of managers and professors in- “O Tucunduba” newspaper mapping of cultural tended to establish partnerships. April 28: Cultural parade and artistic manifesta- May 16 to 20 - 1st Terra Firme June 13 - 4th Community economy meeting. tions in Terra Firme Game and memory. After the participative inventory workshop 87

The Memory Spot of Terra Firme highlighted space for meetings and development activities, as achievements through the project, the as well as the lack of compensation for their appreciation of the neighborhood, community work were identified as barriers and difficulties and youth; works carried out; community found. As lessons learned, be independent and engagement in its social struggle; and the have autonomy. formation of partnerships. The lack of physical

Mangue do Coque Museum Memory Spot (Recife - PE)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Council formation Beginning of Memory Ibram workshop. with seven people. Spot project. 3rd Maré Museum Abolition Museum 2nd Web - Fortaleza. Visit of Wellington from Web. Workshop. Ibram workshop: Mu- Taquaril Museum Volunteers disap- Community re- 12/5/2013 - seum, Memory and Inventory peared. search. Exhibition. Citizenship. Ballet workshop. Ibram was absent. Visit of Adriano Managing Council Photography workshop Council ended. from GBJ Memory creation with 50 Action plan. Spot. people. Funding received.

Representatives of the Memory Spot Mangue the first module of the Management Board did do Coque Museum Spoted out as achievements not work, and the internal struggle for power. the legitimacy and recognition of the museum by With regard to lessons learned, they believe that part of the community; obtaining of the CNPJ; it is necessary to take a more proactive stance birth - consummation - professionalization - Spot before Ibram, which should be more present, workshops; and musealization of Coque. As for and the composition of the Management Board the barriers and difficulties, changes in the team should be leaner. of Ibram and Ministry of Culture, the bureaucracy, Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation Cultura Periférica Museum Memory Spot (Maceió - AL) Stage 6 Stage 2003 2008 2009

Idea of a Cultural Belvedere. Parallel activities: fishermen village; backyard; South CEPA - Qui- region center. Ibram visit. The initiative was indicated. lombo Univer- State wants to take fishermen from a touristic area to Resident worked with theater in sity support build hotels. Jacintinho. center Lack of space to hold meetings. The police made participants leave during rehearsals.

2010 2011 2012 2013

Second Web. Photos Several happenings. exhibition; Memory tea; Exhibition at Rescue of actions and effort to gather records. cultural week council mem- fishermen Struggle to have water, pavement, transportation. to disclose bers training. village. We Culture staff always struggling to achieve something in the the museum We are on hope not to community. in the com- the Internet. get evicted Interviews with South region residents - Vila E.; Vila D.P. munity.

Tell the story of the community; strengthen the Participants were divided into two semicircles: sense of belonging, struggle and resistance in the inner one reserved to fishes (with voice and the territory; value the identities and talents of its ear) and the outer one reserved to the aquar- members were the achievements highlighted by ium (two ears for training and active listening). the Memory Spot of Cultura Periférica Museum. A chair was also put in the inner circle in or- The difficulties and barriers found were the lack der to have punctual intervention of the aquar- of physical space; voluntary work (difficulty of full ium representatives. The discussion was made participation); the accumulation of work for the in two rounds: people directly involved; and lack support from Round one - fishes (Memory Spots represen- the city and state. As for lessons learned, do not tatives) and aquarium (Ibram and observers). start working without material and emotional structure. You need to tell the story! Memory Round two - fishes (Ibram) and aquarium 88 Spots Program first stage assessment: 12 Pioneer (Memory Spots representatives and observers). Spots Question 1 formulated for representatives of the 12 Spots: How working with me- Aquarium Methodology mory through “Memory Spots” project has The assessment was developed through contributed to reach the achievements pre- guiding questions with answers summarized in sented in the initiative Timelines? labels and organization of ideas in a panel. Summaries prepared by the group - Community mobilization and articulation tool; - Citizen dignity, respect and social rescue. Strengthening as a group around a common language: social museology. Community action; Individual cards that supported the summary: - Identity rescue; - Organicity; - Representations, territorial and social identities; - Contacts with others; - Mystic - redefinition of the senses; 89 - Companionship relationship; - Mobilization tool. - Participation in collaborative networks (access Potentialization and systematization of actions in expanded relationships); a more oriented way - Social Museology language, in general; Individual cards that supported the summary: - Organizational network strengthening - praxis; - Implement actions; - Educational actions were based on individual - Helped implement the idea in a more projects, after preparing and establishing the project, oriented way; the community was engaged in the participative in- - Systematization of actions; ventory. - Workshops helped approaching people in the Institutional visibility that creates credibility to community; Memory Spots - Memory initiative; Individual cards that supported the summary: - Information on memory; - Institutional support from Ibram in MUF-RJ pro- - Valuation; motions; - Observe actions production; - Business card; - Material (infrastructure to materialize ideas); - National and international visibility; - Equipment to store collections. - Ibram “officialized” the importance of the theme in the process; Transformation instrument Individual cards that supported the summary: - Gave the discussion projection and importance to the theme; - Help fighting violence and prevent drug use; - Institutional visibility. - Instrument to access and work with young people; Valorization, representation and strengthening of - Contribute to the education, by helping make communities identity in the territory the community’s history and be included in the Individual cards that supported the summary: teaching curriculum. - More valorization argument for the community; Question 2 formulated for representatives of - Approached groups /community;

the 12 Spots: What were the difficulties to im- Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation - Rescue and valorization of the memory/values; plement the methodology proposed by Ibram?

(For this question, cards were organized in Theme: Infrastructure Stage 6 Stage theme blocks, but it was not possible to pre- - Lack of physical space in the location; pare a summary together). Summary themes - Lack of money structure in Spots; below were proposed by the rapporteur, just for better organization purpose. - Poor physical structure in the location; Theme: Responsibility in being a pilot associated Theme: Ibram relationship - Memory Spots to Ibram internal difficulties - Lack of clear guidelines for the program; - Shyness related to the responsibility of being - Processes where conducted without thread a pilot - methodology was not ready, it was built with gaps / voids during the execution (e.g. Ib- throughout the process; ram workshops); - Bureaucracy hinders processes; - Lack of Museology technicians in Spots; - Not having a transfer tool; - Lack of technical knowledge on the pro- - Changes/turnover in Ibram team without passing gram scope; on information to the new team; - Technical terms used by Ibram made it hard - Divergences of program understanding to understand the methodology; within Ibram; - Lack of interchange between the 12 Spots; - Compilation of databank on Spots is deficient. - Poor communication with Ibram – lack of experience; Theme: Consultants and local staff for Spots - Ibram communication is poor and, when - Lack of local consultant; established, they only charge; - Lack of staff exclusively dedicated to Spots; - Lack of operating and instrumental con- - Too much training required from local consultants. cepts; Theme: Others - Little proximity of Ibram with the Spots; - Lack of mechanism that articulates the theoreti- - Lack of Ibram technicians during guidance, cal knowledge and local knowledge; assessment and support in Memory Spots ac- - Does not have networks; tions; - Difficulty in Ibram public announcements; - Lack of museology technical knowledge in - Greater integration from Ibram with state and Spots associated to poor support provided by municipal governments needed; Ibram; - Invitation for one person per Spot to participate in meetings. 90 - In the beginning, difficulty to understand the project’s goal and methodology. Lack of Ibram Perspective structure and financial resource; Question 1 formulated for the technical - Lack of knowledge on the museum struc- staff of Ibram: How did the twelve Memory ture; Spots helped Ibram fulfill its mission of - Ibram distance from the country’s South working with Social Museology? Region. Proposal: South branch. Theme: Memory as binding - Maturity and systematization of a community - Memory as binding of several communities -based museum methodology; causes; - Implementation of exclusive methodology cre- - Diversity: Memory Spots are crossed by vari- ated in partnership; ous social causes and community agents around - Accepted the role of being pilot in this method- a common goal; ology’s implementation; - Empowerment of communities through social - Legitimized social memory actions developed 91 Museology; by Memory Spots; - Realized results from the use of Social Museol- - In understanding the transformative power of ogy tools; memory. - Indicated the need to create a State policy en- Theme: Centrality of Spots on social Museology suring right to memory. Evidenced that the project institutional debate object field (program) was (is) a lot bigger and - Ongoing participation in program guidelines more complex than imagined; preparation, from communities demands in this - Formation of collaborative/participative man- process; agement institutions. - Promotion of a joint dialogue and learning; - Centrality of Spots to implement Ibram mission Theme: Community mobilization in Social Museology; - In community and program visibility articulation; - Open and expand the institutional debate on - Community mobilization. social Museology importance (web); Question 2 formulated for the technical - Required internal reflection on the theme; staff of Ibram: What barriers/difficulties - Convergence between thinking and performing Ibram faced to implement the methodology the museum sector actions; proposed to the twelve Memory Spots? - Spots trajectory meet issues focused on Ibram’s mission; Theme: Limited human and financial resources- - Exercise an internally designed methodology, - Resources (material/human) limitation; showing its limits (the practice); - Turnover staff + lack of systematized memory - Act according to what is expected from social of the program’s actions + information / memory movements - charging public policy and without pa- stored and organized but not systematized; ternalism. - Lack of human and financial resources; Theme: Implementation of a methodological - Staff turnover; proposal - challenges of having pilot projects - Lack of Ibram technical staff continuity; - Realization/implementation of a methodological - Discontinuity in management; proposal; - Not a State policy yet, only government, suffering - Approached the theory (prepared within a gov- a lot of management changes;

ernment plan creation) to the practice, evidencing - Management changes (teams and institutional Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation difficulties/challenges of this creation; priorities). Theme: Team - Political disarticulation in the museum field Stage 6 Stage - Difficulties in reaching a consensus on operating (for example: Ibram did not have active partici- concepts definition; pation in the sector of the 3rd National Culture - Lack of continuity in processes and knowledge Conference). of theoretical and methodological landmarks; Theme: Politics/innovative government initiative - Lack of definition of methodological concepts and procedures. - Public culture policies in Brazil have been started recently; Theme: Difficulties during operation and inter- - Inaugural policy. nal processes at Ibram - Delay in transfer of resources; Theme: Challenges and ideas - State bureaucratization and excessive hierarchy - Working on an exponential perspective as of Ibram; public policy, including to minimize communi- - Mismatch between real time and institutional cation difficulties between Spots and Ibram, and time; vice-versa. - Reconcile different logics (bureaucracy x social - Workshops to create projects for Memory movements); Spots public announcement. - Lack of clarity regarding transfer of resources along with Spots; - Charge the implementation of the Ibram Connection terms. - Attrition in regarding consulting; - Lack of recognition and understanding by Ib- Survey of Proposals and Recommendations for ram (relevance of Social Museology); the Memory Spot Program Methodology: Café - Lack of knowledge and/or articulation inside Ib- Mundial ram; Discussion on proposals for the future of the - Difficulty in articulating Ibram areas; program was conducted in a relaxed environment, - The intricate legal framework governing public in five tables at the “coffee”. Each table focused administration; on discussion one program area. Participants - The fact that this is a new experience within the changed table each round, and only the “host” re- institution. mained, responsible for receiving a new group and Theme: Communication and articulation explain proposals already provided by the previ- 92 - Communication difficulties between Spots ous group. and Ibram, and vice-versa; Rounds time: 1) 40 minutes; 2) 20 minutes; 3) - Lack of articulation with other projects, programs 20 minutes; 4) 15 minutes; and 5) 15 minutes. or social movements (local, regional and national); - Lack of encouragement to seek other spaces Café Mundial was closed in the morning. In the to recognize social technologies developed by afternoon, tables’ final result was presented and Memory Spots; discussed in plenary. Shared vision of proposals and recommen- reflection is noteworthy in times of interchange). dations for the Memory Spot Program1 – Formalize institutional partnership between Ibram and Brazilian Museology courses, valuing Dimension: Memory Spots Sustainability social Museology. – Map and look for articulations with projects and – Conduct training and monitoring workshops other bodies, such as the Solidary Economy Depart- on institutionalization (or not) of Memory Spots. ment and Creative Economy Department. – Provide for consulting in order to articulate 93 – Complete workshops cycle in the 12 Spots, prior- and consolidate (implement) public and private itizing their roles of methodology multipliers. partnerships (e.g.: universities, private museums, – Seek commitment of Ibram museums with Bank of Brazil, Petrobras, BNDES). Note: This the Memory Spots Program from an indication theme also requires deepening to better define of workers to act as focal program Spots and the role of this consulting. qualified to give workshops and act as regional – Hire consulting to conduct training articulators of social Museology initiatives. workshops on fundraising. Note: this proposal is not a consensus, with questionings about traditional museums formation – Monitor the 12 Spots in SECULTs (Culture schools, not always aligned with social Museology Departments) implementation per state, to rule principles (deserves more time to deepen the ques- terms signed in the scope of Ibram Connections, tion). Another suggestion given to soften the text whose mechanism was effected with 17 SECULT. was replacing “articulators” with “partners”. – Mobilize the 12 Spots towards a “lobby” – Participation of one representative policy for fundraising (parliamentary amendments) from Memory Spots in public announcement prepa- together with the legislative chambers to make ration and processes monitoring meetings. revenue. – Formation of mixed teams (DDFEM - Depart- – Conduct training workshops to create ment of Diffusion, Fomentation and Economy of projects for participation in Memory Spots public Museums/DPMUS - Department of Museum announcement. Processes) to monitor Memory Spots public an- – Having the concept “Memory Spot” as nouncements, from the beginning to the end, principle and landmark/requirement for framing committed to taking Memory Spots representa- on promotion public announcements. tives suggestions to Ibram. Dimension: The role of the 12 Memory Spots – Make changes and arrangements, promote (their experiences) in the Memory Spots Program on-site interchanges and think about affec- expansion tive and effective conditions of existence and permanence of the action, including think- – Commitment to the program expansion, ing about sustainability beyond financing (this seeking to strengthen community actions. – Contribute to the mapping and identification 1 These proposals were provided in the form of “brainstorming” of community experiences on social memory and and, therefore, requires social memory processes, and social Museology. a feasibility analysis, better organization and handling by Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation Ibram team in order to become guidelines and initiatives to be incorporated by the program. – Replicator and diffuser of methodologies and social technologies in educational processes. with state and municipal governments). Stage 6 Stage – Capillarization of potentialities in social – Consolidate local partnerships and guide memory and community museology in social projects of municipal laws from the initial sup- networks. port of Ibram (support in initial contact and di- – Regional/state awarded experiences articula- alogue). tor. – Make local, municipal, state articulation of – Support consultants during memory net- Memory Spots and Social Museology initiative works formation. towards networks as a strengthening strategy with the power of guiding public authorities (cre- – Nationally disclose, with Ibram support, the ating demands), exchange of experiences and result of the 12 Spots works (experience of the 12 cooperation (creation of autonomous spaces). Spots to provide social Museology with visibility). – Network: make interchange among the 12 – Prepare a brochure with Ibram’s support on Spots. each Spot’s experience. – Local sustainable development (try to seek – Rescue and disclose Memory Spots princi- other partnerships without replacing the role of ples letter. the state - not minimum state!). – Interchange knowledge, leveraging practices, – Use networks to strengthen collaborative talents of Spots in order to guide new experi- training (strengthening local community agents). ences. – Contribute to the compilation of a database Dimension: Institutionalization** (or not) of by surveying and diagnosing knowledge and do- Memory Spots ings for cooperation among Spots. – The Memory Spots Program must be institu- tionalized, become a state policy. – Actively contribute towards consolidating as a public policy. – Memory Spots should have autonomy and support to analyze and decide on its formaliza- – Support thematic and regional consultants tion (CNPJ) or not. during networks and systems formation. – Conduct joint action, along with the Creative Dimension: Networks, articulations and part- Economy Department (SEC/MinC), provided for nerships in the Policies, Guidelines and Actions Plan for – Involving purposefully consultants hired by 2011/2014 by Ibram/MinC. the Memory Spots Program in the 12 Spots in or- – Have technical support and encouragement 94 der to create management plans of experiences to form networks to support institutionalization as methodological mechanisms (participative (formalization) of Spots. museum plans). – Think about alternatives to institutionaliza- – Replicate the logic (mechanism) connections tion, such as a partnership with institutions al- in the context of the Memory Spots Program with ready existing in the region. Spots articulating in partnership. Implement with – Reflect on the challenge of institutionalizing material, financial and logistical resources (e.g.: without losing the power of movement, social mobilization, public debate (recommendation: Meeting closing meet other social movements that have experi- Meeting closing had the participation of Mu- enced institutionalization: Example: MST, Indige- seum Processes Department – DEPMUS direc- nous Movement). tor, Luciana Palmeira and Ibram president, An- – Have formalization as a sustainability tool gelo Oswaldo. (bylaws, rules...). After the speeches of coordinator Cintia Ol- – Evaluate institutionalization pros and iveira and director Luciana Palmeira, one rep- 95 cons (according to each situation). resentative of the Memory Spots presented a Notes on the theme: institutionalization is im- summary of proposals followed by a dialogue portant to provide visibility and institutional rec- between the president of Ibram and representa- ognition to Spots; it is an instrument for fundrais- tives of Memory Spots regarding challenges and ing; it favors the establishment of partnerships; opportunities of the program expansion phase. increases members' responsibilities (their posi- Meeting assessment tion would be tied). The assessment was performed through cards Theme: Open Space - cross-cutting themes or completed by participants and systematized be- themes not covered by other tables low and also through a dynamics where each – Create criteria / tiebreaker scoring in Ib- participant wrote a word that symbolizes a “fruit ram public announcements privileging the 12 harvested at the meeting”, which was attached in pioneering Memory Spots and memory initiatives a large tree on the wall that have long and continuous existence. Fruits Harvested: – Consolidate network (workshops) formation as local memory agents empowerment strategies. Cheerfulness, dialogue and exchange, long live the community!, Knowledge, resistance – Execution of 2014 activities plan for each Memory Spot supported by Ibram. Understandings, expectation, continued expectation, waiting... What is going to happen to Memory – Improve communication between Spots and Spots? Ibram (think of a system). Strengthening, recognition, sharing, self-esteem – Prioritize the Memory Spots Program shared/ and trust, hope, realization. participative management implementation. – Learn more about the Strategic Planning Tool and adopt, if appropriate to the reality of the Spots, as an instrument to strengthen and provide greater stability to the Spots. – Ibram propose or recommend state public policies for Memory Spots. – Transversely incorporate issues related to

environmental sustainability in actions Museology in Social of a Methodology Evaluation developed by Spots. Afterword

Manuelina Maria Duarte Cândido Director of the Department of Museums Process

This book consolidates the memory of an es- Integrated to Museums National Policy and the sential program to the Brazilian Institute of Muse- National Museums Sectoral Plan, and supported ums, from the registry and assessment conducted for many years by the existence of a Cooperation by the non-institutional view of the 12 pioneering Project with the Organization of Ibero-American Memory Spots. States, OEI, known as PRODOC Memory Spots, to- The text you read was, therefore, prepared by day this Program is urged to tread new paths. many hands, as the entire Memory Spots Pro- Now, Ibram is especially working to strengthen ini- gram, which in the end identifies and dissemi- tiatives networks, Memory Spots and social Muse- nates Museology methodologies applied to very ology, understanding that this articulation is essen- different realities, but having social challenges, tial in exchanges among different experiences and force of their memories and identities, desires to initiatives autonomies. see themselves represented in the larger context Outside Brazil, the interest in our Social Museology 96 of the Brazilian memory in common. Commu- experience more broadly and in Memory Spots, in nities that in a double sense movement inspired particular, is remarkable. Preparing the cycle closing, and were inspired by Brazilian museum institu- which will end with the completion of PRODOC and tions and the Brazilian Institute of Museums to this publication desired for so long, as well as planned, consolidate these memories as mainstay for ac- was essential, and making it with these characteristics: tions aimed at their valuation, empowerment and a book with versions in Spanish and English, with print development. runs, but also prepared for delivery in digital media, 97

we wanted to convey in many different contexts and trajectory, and many of these players are already in contribute to broaden the debate on the social role other courses but left their important contributions. and the Museology innovation potential, the ways of I want to thank them all on behalf of one particular making museums and working with memories. individual, the museologist Mário Chagas, who as an A book dedicated to different experiences in the activist and master of poetry knew how to delight and field of Social Museology had to be multivocal. Several inspire different social groups to unravel the power of players contributed to seed what we can see flourish memory and the museum tool as an instrument of now in our museums and Memory Spots in Brazil transformation. and Latin America. To name just two of many inspi- On behalf of the Department of Museums Process rations, I cannot forget to mention the Round Table in Santiago, Chile in 1972, and the thought of Waldisa of Ibram I invite readers who knew a little more of Rússio, encouraging curators to be social workers. these multiple possibilities of building memories and identities to amplify them into their practices, from the I thank all of those who contributed to the texts and idea of “ecology of knowledge” and a permanent dia- reflections that provide to the public some aspects especially from the beginning of the Memory Spots logue with different actors. Experiences are based on program, and that indicate a motto for the prepara- these assumptions and the transforming character of tion of other assessments and records as well as museums that have contributed so much to present different realities and experiences of Memory Spots. Brazil to the world as a storehouse of a singular Mu- There are many individuals involved in communities, seology, connected with the present and necessary such as the Brazilian Institute of Museums with this for the future. Credits of Images

Community Museum of Grande São Pedro Memory Spot (p. 18-19) Credits: Collection of the Community Museum of Grande São Pedro Memory Spot Use authorization granted by João Bispo Júnior. Taquaril Museum Memory Spot (p. 20-22) Credits: Collection of the Taquaril Museum Memory Spot Use authorization granted by Leila Regina da Silva Brasilândia Social Museum (p. 24-27) Credits: Collection of the Brasilândia Social Museum Use authorization granted by Leandro Batista e Kleber Silva Jr Cultura Periférica Museum (31-33) Credits: Collection of the Memory Spot Cultura Periférica Museum Use authorization granted by Viviane Conceição Rodrigues Memory Spot of Beiru (p. 34-35) Credits: Collection of the Memory Spot of Beiru Use authorization granted by Roberto Freitas Mangue do Coque Museum (p.35-36) Credits: Collection of the Mangue do Coque Museum Use authorization granted by Vanessa Francisca da Silva Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot (42-43) Credits: Collection of the Lomba do Pinheiro Memory Spot Use authorization granted by Cláudia Feijó, Teresinha Beatriz e Márcia Vargas. Memory Spot of Terra Firme (44-48) Credits: Collection of the Memory Spot of Terra Firme Use authorization granted by Francisca Rosa dos Santos e Mário Alberto Quadros Memory Spot of the GBJ (p.49-58) Photo 1: Collection of the Memory Spot of the GBJ; Photo 2: Collection of the Me- mory Spot of the GBJ; Photo 3: Geovah Meireles; Photo 4: Lavínia Santos; Photo 5: Collection of the Memory Spot of the GBJ; Photo 6: Collection of the Memory Spot of the GBJ; Photo 7: Collection of the Memory Spot of the GBJ; Photo 8: Igor Graziano; Photo 9: Igor Graziano. Use authorization granted by Neiliane Bezerra, Regina Severino, Ícaro Martins, Miguel Neto, Adriano Almeida, Raimundo Moreno, Maria Lima e Marileide da Silva Memory Spot of Estrutural (p.64-67) Credits: Collection of the Memory Spot of Estrutural Use authorization granted by Caroline Soares, Deuzani Noleto, Coracy Coelho e Ma- ria de Abadia Jesus 98 Favela Museum - MUF (69-70) Credits: Collection of the Favela Museum - MUF Use authorization granted by Sidney Silva Periferia Museum (73-74) Credits: Collection of the Periferia Museum Use authorization granted by Palmira de Oliveira Webs of Memory (77) Credits: Collection of the Ibram