Past present : an exploratory study on the tourist use of archaeological heritage in the State of Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

São João Marcos is an archaeological site formed by the ruins of the city of the same name and whose destruction, to make way for construction of a hydroelectric power plant, promoted eviction process for further flooding of lands; episode that fostered a collective memory of the destruction. In this paper I analyze the experience of implementation and operation of an archaeological park built on these ruins aiming to verify positives overlooking the tourist exploitation of other spaces in existing ruins in the state of Rio de Janeiro, state that because of its historical and social trajectory guard several traces in the form of ruins, this past. I conclude by arguing that local development actually occurs primarily through initiatives that meet the residents.