“CAPELINHA DAS PEDRAS”: HISTÓRIA E EDUCAÇÃO PATRIMONIAL EM ESPERANÇA - PB.

Abstract

This monograph examines the historical and heritage aspects of the Capela de Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, popularly known as “Capelinha das Pedras,” located in the Beleza dos Campos neighborhood, in the municipality of Esperança, Paraíba, Brasil. The site is officially recognized as a historical, cultural, and material heritage asset at both municipal and state levels. The study also identifies and describes its architectural characteristics. The research focuses on analyzing the role of the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico do Estado da Paraíba (IPHAEP) in inland municipalities of the state, with particular emphasis on Esperança, where gaps in actions related to Heritage Education were identified. Based on this observation, the study raises the following research question: how can IPHAEP develop a continuous and systematic approach in inland municipalities, especially in Esperança? From this diagnosis, the study proposes alternatives aimed at minimizing these gaps. Considering the lack of didactic and informational materials on local cultural heritage, the research resulted in the development of an educational booklet about the Capelinha das Pedras. This is a qualitative study grounded in the theoretical frameworks of Michel de Certeau (1998), Stuart Hall (2006), Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari (2007), Maria Cecília Londres Fonseca (2009), the Guia Básico da Educação Patrimonial (1999), Sônia Regina Rampim Florêncio (2012), Juciene Ricarte Apolinário (2012), among others, as well as Artigo 216 da Constituição Federal de (1988), and specific legislation pertinent to the monument. Digital sources were also consulted, including memorialistic blogs such as História Esperancense, by Rau Ferreira, and Revivendo Esperança, as well as the official websites of IPHAEP and the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN).