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The city of Corumbá, founded in 1778, was invaded by Paraguayans in 1865, during the period of the Paraguayan War (1864-70). This conflict was responsible for the destruction of several villages and fortifications on the southern border of Mato Grosso. Because of the destruction, the space had to be reorganized, receiving new institutions that helped in the development of the city. This article aims to expose the architectural elements that refer us to those used in the ancient world in the construction of buildings and in the beautification of the city, especially the Greek, which are easily found in the facades of the houses and civil and religious buildings scattered throughout the city of Corumbá. These facades, in my analysis, are historical sources because they are the materialization of a past that no longer exists, but that can be reinterpreted by historians. My proposal is to show how it is possible to study Ancient History through them and, at the same time, reinforce the need of the city to protect its cultural heritage not only as an element of construction of the history of Corumbá, but also as a curricular component of schools, contributing to the development of heritage education in this region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Edward Quillinan's novel The Sisters of the Douro highlights a set of Heritage Landscapes confined by the banks of the Douro river, as well as all the anthropic process about customs and manners of the Douro inhabitants during the 2nd French invasion of northern Portugal. On the narrative stage between Porto and Vila Real, the text is deeply enriched by heritages of urban or country landscapes observed along the way, describing building and topographic details, including flora and fauna. Imposed by the romantic literary aesthetics, the reader also notices about a loving plot of two Portuguese young women from the Douro and two English officers, pages where deep and original cultural and anthropic perspectives are developed. This novel is generally considered a historic document of the Portuguese Patrimony of the nineteenth century. For this reason, and in accordance with the cultural and geographical framework provided by literary realism, it is acceptable that all those heritage values can be prospectively collected and considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Quinta das Laranjeiras, owned by the merchant and military José Gonçalves da Silva, is part of the landscape of the outskirts of the city of São Luís do Maranhão from the time of its construction, in 1789, until the present day. Located at the end of the old Caminho Grande, now Oswaldo Cruz street, the Quinta has a private chapel and an imposing portal decorated with lioz stones, which reproduces the coat of arms of the Portuguese merchant. Functioning as landmarks of the boundaries of this site, these architectural elements remained during the 19th and 20th centuries as a reference for the urban evolution of São Luís, even after the various stages of the uncharacterization of the Quinta and its surroundings. In this sense, this article intends to discuss the concept of historical urban landscape attributing to Quinta das Laranjeiras the necessary patrimonial potential for a case study that understands the derivations of this category. Using UNESCO and IPHAN definitions of cultural landscape as parameters, we will analyze the formation of a stratification of meanings that have been accumulated through the historical and economic processes, in addition to punctuating the effects of the toppling of Quinta das Laranjeiras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]