Habitantes do Arroio: memória ambiental das águas urbanas

• Main Authors: Rafael Victorino Devos, Ana Paula Marcante Soares, Ana Luiza Carvalho da Rocha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2010-01-01
• Series: Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente
• Subjects: urban waters; risk; environmental memory.
• Online Access: http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/made/article/viewFile/17596/13505

This work discusses the theoretical and methodological advances of the project “Habitantes do Arroio”. This research investigates conflict and interdependence situations between different social groups,institutions and technicians using the waters of Arroio Dilúvio in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The research uses documentary films about the environmental conditions of the basin, the socio-cultural diversity,ethos and world vision of its inhabitants. From the sources in the slope of the hills, passing by Ipiranga Avenue until the Guaíba Lake, we found many of the contradictions and contemporary challenges aboutthe usage of and care for the water in the city. The memory of the transformation of the landscape of Arroio Dilúvio shows the relations among the socio-environmental realities of high-class neighborhoods,slums and working class neighborhoods. The research shows the urban environment by evoking images of conflict and contrast.