Architectural production process in rural municipality of Rio Brilhante, Mato Grosso do Sul - 1938 a 1950. Part II

Abstract

The region where is located the city of Rio Brilhante was initially a colonization by the family of "Barbosas", coming from Minas Gerais, who called the region as “Campos de Vacaria”. The economic base was the logging and the collection of mate herb subsequently livestock. These activities led to the accumulation of capital, resulting in the construction of buildings with certain construction materials and ornaments, became significant. The objective of this study shows the significant architectural production in the rural municipality of Rio Brilhante, Mato Grosso do Sul in the period 1838-1950, and its historical context through site visits, photographic records, documents, books and pioneers´ reports. Seven farms, with their residences in wood and masonry, its cemeteries, rural facilities, and churches were identified among them. The analysis occurred through its volumes, image, building materials, history and periods, which reproduce one or more symbolic content in their typological compositions, demonstrating its stylistic inspirations. Some of these facilities still resist time, depicting the history and the local memory of the population.