GRAÇA SQUARE IN SALVADOR – BA: A “NEW” PERCEPTION

The experience undertaken along an empirical work at Largo da Graça (Graça Square), in Salvador, Bahia, motivated this article which presents a deep study with new researches, local visits, interviews and pictures, as a reality direct observation technique. But, which method to adopt in order to lea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Silva Magalhães, Denise
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repositorio:GeoTextos (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/6218
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/geotextos/article/view/6218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bairro da Graça
Largo da Graça
Praça Dr. Paterson
Espaço Público
Graça Square
Graça District
Dr. Paterson Square
Public Space
Open Space.
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Sumario:The experience undertaken along an empirical work at Largo da Graça (Graça Square), in Salvador, Bahia, motivated this article which presents a deep study with new researches, local visits, interviews and pictures, as a reality direct observation technique. But, which method to adopt in order to learn the essence of the studied space? Following a thought by Júlia Adão Bernardes, I strayed without a trail, expecting to have trailed it at the end of the work. The activities were systematized and rationalized in order to lead to a valid knowledge of the area; I proceeded the investigations and analysis of the facts, processes and institutions of the past, which interacted with the qualitative interviews on the local workers, inhabitants and visitors everyday life. My perception of the Largo da Graça has changed from a simply perceived to a lived space, a differentiated public space, through its concreteness and the daily practices and social dynamics there occurring.