Urbanismo da Era Vargas - planejamento e obras em São Luís durante o Estado Novo (1936-1947)

Abstract

The object of this work is to analyze the changes in the architecture and urbanism of São Luís during the Estado Novo political period presided over by Getúlio Vargas. Relevant subject to the great modern modifications currently present in the urban setting of the historical center of the city. The research methodology was to deepen the historical content based on the Maranhão photography albums and through the documentary analysis of the urban decrees of Getúlio Vargas, described in the reports of the intervener Paulo Ramos (1939 and 1947). Thus the historical content was related to the theory contained in the authors Segawa and Bruand, followed by a discussion based on David Harvey on the "creative destruction of the earth" and how the capitalist perspective distances itself from the definition of Urban Renewal contained in the charter of Lisbon. Finally, the work understands the political and economic principles that motivated the urban renovation carried out in the city of São Luís and with this, it is alert to the importance in safeguarding the 20th century's modern patrimony.