Paper short abstract:

The work aims to inventory and characterize the Diamantina formation, integrating urbanism, architecture that make up the cultural landscape. Presents the Portuguese contribution and some of the principles of Arts and Crafts, which integrated the circularity experiences of tradition and modernity.

Paper long abstract:

The work aims to inventory and characterize the Diamantina formation, integrating urbanism and architecture that make up the cultural landscape. The study presents the Portuguese contribution and some of the principles of Arts and Crafts, which integrated the circularity experiences of tradition and modernity identified through the architecture and urbanism. Its urban formation presented two structural institutions: the Church and the Monarchical State. It was left to the former the task of articulating, with the private sector, expansions of the worship buildings. At the same time, the State was assigned as the first and foremost sponsor of religious events, civic and civil constructions, and still in charge of boosting the urban economy. In this context, one can remarkably perceive the urban space as conditioned by the spheres of the sacred and the profane, aesthetically interlaced within the public and the private life. The rare formation of the Village shaped a unique urban arranging in Minas Gerais, where most of the settlements - like Ouro Preto, the previous capital - aligned along the roads. The continual paths around the old village defined some pervasive centralities, at certain points due to landform or to the establishment of business for catering and providing further support for the surrounding dwellers and travelers. The historical and cultural landscape of Diamantina - as well as other historical sites like Tiradentes and Ouro Preto - presents itself vulnerable against many contemporary challenges.