Arqueologia da Escravidão e Patrimônio Cultural no Passo dos Negros (Pelotas, RS).

Abstract

This study aims at analysing the Passo dos Negros, a region located at Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from a archaeology of slavery and Cultural Resourse Management perspectives. From this standpoint, it explores the archaeological site Passo dos Negros in order to show how the location was conected to global and modern world in the nineteenth century. This is carried out through the studie of historical sources, geographical information system and archaeological survey, offering an interpretive avenue on the value of Passo dos Negros as cultural heritage.