City, memory and heritage: Fortaleza and its bridges with the past 

City, memory and heritage: Fortaleza and its bridges with the past 

Authors

  • Marília Gomes Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI) Author

Keywords:

Memory, Heritage, City, Poço da Draga

Abstract

In this article I carry out an analysis derived from my doctoral thesis in Sociology on the relationships between collective memory, territoriality and identity in the city. Through sociological ethnography combined with documentary analysis, I followed events and rituals commemorating the anniversaries of Poço da Draga, one of the oldest occupations in Fortaleza. In the thesis, I analyzed community anniversaries, guided tours and Guardians of Memory circles (emic term), between 2014 and 2018, and how much these events allow us to understand the construction and legitimization of collective memory, activated in defense of that territory. In the article, I discuss specifically the material and symbolic connections of residents in relation to the Metallic Bridge, and what this represents about the construction of the memory of Fortaleza, a city that has no heritage tradition, but overflows with memory and invisible experiences. I understand the case of Poço da Draga as emblematic to reflect on the resistance and (r)existences in the city, in the sense of individual and collective memories and also of collective heritage that are not made visible by the Public Power, but that pulse and remain alive for others shared paths and struggles.

Keywords: Memory. Heritage. City. Poço da Draga.

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Author Biography

  • Marília Gomes, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)

    Doutora em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC); docente adjunta na Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), lotada no Departamento de Ciências Sociais e membro do quadro permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS/UFPI), na linha de pesquisa Gênero, Sexualidade e Geração.

Published

2025-12-15

How to Cite

City, memory and heritage: Fortaleza and its bridges with the past : City, memory and heritage: Fortaleza and its bridges with the past . (2025). Revista De História Da UEG (REVHIST), 14(2), e422508. https://www.revista.ueg.br/index.php/revistahistoria/article/view/15895