Gardens, orchards and the botanical gardenthe plant species and their spaces in the city of Vila Rica, 18th and 19th centuries

Resumo

Since the early days of the establishment of the first cities in Brazil, decisions were made by Portuguese colonizers that transformed the natural landscape. Over the course of more than 300 years of Portuguese rule, sumptuous constructions such as churches, palaces, forts, mansions, bridges, etc. were witnessed, as well as the introduction of several plant species that were part of spaces such as gardens, vegetable gardens, orchards, backyards and botanical gardens. Starting from the problem that the manipulation of nature marked a new stage in the trajectory of cities and understanding that these plants are part of the archaeological material culture of that context, the proposal of this article is to discuss the socioeconomic importance of these species, taking the city of Vila Rica as a case study. From a theoretical point of view, the research was structured on the concept of landscape and the methodology was based on the reading of travelers’ reports, research of photographic collections from the Ouro Preto Municipal Public Archive, the recovery of (ethno)botanical surveys in the city and the inspection of historical-archaeological sites. The work emphasized the importance that plants had for the settlement of the colonists and for the development of the city itself, analyzed how gardens, orchards and the botanical garden of 1799 were situated in the urban landscape and discussed the ideology of control over nature, as a strategy used by Lisbon to develop its colonization project.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2025

Instituição

ANPUR

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Urbanos e Regionais

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Não informado

DOI

10.22296/2317-1529.rbeur.202542

Identificador

oai:ojs.rbeur.anpur.org.br:article/7607

Licença

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Temas

Planejamento Urbano

Palavras-chave

Paisagem urbanaHistória da cidadeEspaço UrbanoArqueologia UrbanaArqueologia da PaisagemVila RicaOuro PretoUrban landscapeHistory of the cityUrban spaceUrban archaeologyLandscape archaeology