Recife Antigo
This Sunday, my host professor and his family gave my family and I a wonderful tour of Recife Antigo. Technically, "Recife Antigo" is a manufactured name designed to market the…
Back in the Bairro São José
My wife and I decided to return again to the Bairro São José this weekend and spend a little bit more time in the Mercado São José (last week we…
Estelita and the Horto d’el Ray
The last two cases that I've been investigating for my research are the Cais José Estelita in Recife and the Horto d'el Ray in Olinda. The Estelita is an historical…
Registering with the Federal Police in Brazil for foreigners
By law in Brazil, all foreigners who are not tourists are required to register with the Federal Police within 30 days of arriving in the country. (In my case, my…
In the eyes of laypeople
Recently, I was reading "The Pro-Development, Anti-Historic Preservationist" by Michael Allen on the Next City web site. It is a good overview of the changing public perceptions of historic preservation,…
Bairro de São José
With the weekend here, my wife and I decided to get out of the apartment and do a little exploring. My wife was interested in seeing Mercado São José (St.…
Is heritage studies equivalent to public history?
As an teacher, I am interested in the curricula of degree programs that address the multiple forms of tangible and intangible heritage. I often like to look at post-secondary degree…
Tipping heritage or the tombamento
As I am learning Portuguese, I often rely on Google to translate words or phrases. One phrase that repeatedly appears in my research is the word tombamento that always appears…
Burle Marx and the Praça Casa Forte
Back in graduate school, a friend of mine from Brazil introduced me to the landscape architect, Burle Marx (1909-1994). He is internationally known for his work that was uniquely Brazilian,…
What I hope my research will accomplish
So I warn my readers that this post will be rather dry, as I try to explain what I would like to accomplish with my research in the Recife area…