Cadernos NAUI é uma revista eletrônica de periodicidade semestral organizada pelo NAUI – Núcleo de Dinâmicas Urbanas e Patrimônio Cultural do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social da UFSC. A revista é orientada para a publicação de pesquisas e discussões teóricas de pesquisadores nacionais e estrangeiros ao redor de dois eixos temáticos amplos: dinâmicas urbanas e patrimônio cultural sobre temáticas relacionadas à antropologia urbana, patrimônio cultural, museologia e memória.
Apresentação do Dossiê "Colonialismo digital, fluxos de informação e autoria em tempos de inteligência artificial"
Prometeu algorítmico e as chamas da necroalgoritmização
This essay critically examines the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the metaphor of the Promethean myth, arguing that the algorithmic “fire,” unlike the gift once shared by the titan, is now concentrated in the hands of corporations and technological elites. The concept of necroalgorithmization (Araújo, 2025a) is used to demonstrate how algorithmic systems not only reflect but intensify structural inequalities, operating through logics of algorithmic racism. The analysis draws on authors such as Mbembe (2018), Benjamin (2019), and Noble (2021), as well as on research from the Desvelar Project and the Algorithmic Justice League, which expose the real-world impacts of AI on facial recognition, public security, credit allocation, and labor markets. The essay argues that confronting necroalgorithmization requires more than regulation and transparency - it calls for critical hacking, independent audits, and counter-hegemonic technological infrastructures. It concludes that the future of AI hinges on political and epistemological struggles for algorithmic justice.
O racismo algorítmico como expressão do colonialismo digital:
Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar como o racismo algorítmico se manifesta como uma expressão do colonialismo digital, aprofundando desigualdades raciais por meio da extração de dados, do controle da informação e da precarização do trabalho no capitalismo de plataforma – a uberização. Para isso, adotou-se uma metodologia qualitativa, baseada em pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, orientada pela lente teórica do materialismo histórico-dialético. O estudo evidenciou que os sistemas algorítmicos reforçam a lógica da branquitude estrutural, restringindo o acesso de pessoas negras a espaços de decisão e reproduzindo desigualdades no mercado de trabalho digital. Além disso, verificou-se que a presente quadra histórica do capitalismo aprofunda a precarização do trabalho racializado, consolidando um novo modelo de exploração informacional. Conclui-se que o racismo algorítmico não é uma falha do sistema, mas um mecanismo de dominação, exigindo auditabilidade, regulação e políticas públicas antirracistas para romper com as bases coloniais expressas pelas tecnologias e garantir maior equidade no ambiente digital.
Saúde e proteção de dados pessoais: direitos conflitantes?
This ethnography of/in documents aimed to verify a possible conflict between health and personal data protection, fundamental rights constitutionally provided, in a context in which new forms of biopower are exercised by surveillance capitalism, with techniques that allow the traceability of life and the monetization of personal data. In order to understand the actions of the State and the market through norms, policies, disputes and silences in the pandemic context, we sought to show the flaws in the protection of health data. The use of data, when properly regulated, can contribute to a safe and complete flow of information, including in academic circles, such as health research, and collaborate in the implementation of public health policies and the consequent materialization of the right to health. On the other hand, government interests and corporate ambitions sometimes take precedence over human rights and fundamental guarantees. If they are not initially conflicting rights, health and personal data protection may become so in the face of health management mediated by hyperconnectivity without due regulation and attention to specificities regarding the processing of health data.
right to health; right to personal data protection; biopower; State
Technology, Work, and Domination: An Essay on the Impacts of Digital Neocolonialism
How can we understand this new social phenomenon emerging from digital technology transformations? This article aims to present concepts, problems, and data related to this phenomenon focusing on specific actors: workers linked to digital companies. The text is more essayistic, seeking to observe continuities and disruptions produced by this new phenomenon in contemporary capitalism, and how workers in this segment face limitations and challenges, both in the strictly economic reality and in their potential political organization. It is perceived that contemporary capitalism carries strong marks of the past, which maintain the relevance of the term "colonialism," but it also brings specificities that require conceptual complementation for understanding both the economic dimension and the mobilization of the working class linked to the digital segment.
O que são cabos submarinos de fibra ótica e por que as Relações Internacionais deveriam estudá-los
Como efeito do desenvolvimento e expansão das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TICs) a partir dos anos 1990, grandes obras de infraestrutura e novas tecnologias foram desenvolvidas com o propósito de potencializar e expandir as redes de comunicação e transferência de dados. Uma delas foi o aprimoramento de cabos submarinos, tecnologia existente desde meados do século XIX. Quem assume a frente nesses projetos são empresas privadas, mas sob jurisdição e supervisão dos Estados no seu desenvolvimento e implementação, visto que os cabos submarinos são fundamentais para garantir o funcionamento das redes de comunicação e sistemas financeiros. Entretanto, os cabos submarinos não têm recebido atenção nos estudos de Relações Internacionais, apesar de seu caráter transnacional e importância crítica para os Estados. Nesse sentido, o artigo propõe chamar atenção para os cabos submarinos e expor porque eles deveriam ser estudados pelo campo, destacando as relações políticas e econômicas que os permeiam. Essas relações serão analisadas a partir dos estudos de Susan Strange sobre poder estrutural, e como os cabos submarinos se relacionam com a dimensão do conhecimento, principalmente, descrita pela autora.
Tecnologias da informação e comunicação (TICs)
Giovanni Nicolace de Campos Bueno Benages
Educating under Algorithms: Surveillance, Recommendations and Resistance
This article discusses the effects of digital colonialism on education, focusing on so-called "algorithmic education," characterized by the use of artificial intelligence-based technologies to manage teaching. It argues that the culture of recommendations, shaped by algorithms that operate opaquely and without transparency to users, intensifies surveillance in the school environment, standardizes pedagogical practices, and transforms knowledge into a commodity. Based on a critical-theoretical approach and a literature review, the text examines this context and investigates possible strategies to address its challenges. It concludes that pedagogical hacktivism, combined with media and algorithmic literacy, represents a promising path to resist the logic of digital platforms in schools and promote critical, autonomous education committed to digital sovereignty.
O uso da desinformação como instrumento político pela extrema-direita sob a ótica da Economia Política da Desinformação
A ascensão das tecnologias digitais e das redes sociais ampliou a disseminação de desinformação, impulsionada por algoritmos que priorizam conteúdos polarizadores. Esse fenômeno tornou-se central na comunicação política, especialmente entre grupos de extrema-direita (Bennett; Livingston, 2018; Hartwig, 2023). Este artigo analisa como a extrema-direita instrumentaliza a desinformação sob a perspectiva da Economia Política da Desinformação (EPD), que investiga relações entre interesses econômicos, poder político e circulação de desinformação. O objetivo é compreender o papel das plataformas digitais nesse processo e sugerir estratégias para combater a desinformação, fortalecendo a resiliência democrática.
Artificial Intelligence and Education: Data Colonialism, Ethics, and Algorithmic Justice in a Critical Perspective
This study analyzes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Brazilian education from a critical perspective, centered on the concepts of data colonialism, algorithmic justice, and digital ethics. It begins with the recognition that the incorporation of these technologies into the school context is not neutral, but shaped by political, epistemological, and economic disputes. The objective is to investigate to what extent ethical principles and discussions on informational justice can support more conscious educational practices in the face of AI’s expansion. The central research question is: how can ethical principles and critiques of data colonialism contribute to the critical use of AI in education? The methodology adopted is qualitative, with a critical-decolonial approach, combining bibliographic review (Avelino and Silva, 2022; Mohamed, Png, and Isaac, 2020) and document analysis of regulatory frameworks and international guidelines, such as the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) and UNESCO recommendations. The theoretical framework articulates debates on digital sovereignty, algorithmic justice, and critical pedagogy, emphasizing that a decontextualized and uncritical use of AI tends to reinforce historical inequalities. The study concludes that it is possible to counter this trend through practices grounded in ethical-political principles, such as sector-specific regulation for education, teacher training, and the integration of digital literacy into school curricula.
artificial intelligence; education; algorithmic justice; data colonialism; digital ethic.
Spectacular Power and Generative Artificial Intelligences:
This article proposes an analysis of the emergence of generative AIs through two key lenses. First, we examine the proximity between such technical systems and the exercise of integrated spectacular power — a concept developed by Guy Debord in the 1980s. Next, we investigate the relevance of the characteristics of a society under this form of power, as anticipated by the French philosopher. Methodologically, the study is supported by a comparative sociological analysis through contextual contrast. Finally, the essay probes the theoretical limits of Debord's conceptualization. To that end, we conduct three case studies through which we assess the applicability of the notion of integrated spectacular power.
Apresentação do Dossiê "Patrimônio cultural: interfaces e temas emergentes"
Desafio para a preservação do patrimônio cultural em Blumenau, Santa Catarina
The article discusses the challenges of preserving cultural heritage in Blumenau, SC, focusing on the controversy involving Lojas Havan and its owner, Luciano Hang. Hang, politically aligned with Jair Bolsonaro, expanded his stores facing less bureaucracy. In Blumenau, the construction of a new store near historical landmarks like the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit and the Colonial Family Museum faced resistance from IPHAN and municipal entities. Technical documents and court decisions demonstrated efforts to minimize cultural impact. In 2022, the Federal Court suspended the works to preserve the church's ambiance. The case illustrates the ongoing tension between urban modernization and cultural preservation in Brazil, exacerbated by deregulation policies and economic interests, highlighting the need for democratic appreciation of diverse cultural manifestations.
The paper was prompted by the central theme of a conference held in 2024 and is rooted in the history of the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN) from its creation in 1937 up to the present day, highlighting a continuous effort to reconstruct and expand public policies for the preservation and valuation of cultural heritage. The text develops from a chronological perspective of institutional actions based on the protection legislations at each historical moment, aiming to contextualize the discussion about new frontiers of Brazilian heritage with concrete examples linked to various preservation initiatives over successive periods. From the pioneering of Decree-Law 25 of 1937, through Law 3,924 of 1961, the advances of the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and Decree 3551 of 2000, which allow the legal and administrative coverage of the material and immaterial dimensions of Brazilian cultural heritage.
Compreendendo espaços aos quais pertencemos
The present study seeks to discuss a new way of looking, understanding and reading the historical and cultural heritage, through the heritage landscapes that have been forging over time. With this a im, the formation of cultural matrices, here, in particular, in the Brazilian context, and what makes up the diversity that we have today in the territory in relation to the knowledge and the materialization of spaces and other elements, is problematized. It is thus believed, with a glance to the daily life of subjects, that it is possible to trace thecoexistenceof a multiplicityofprotectedexpressions, from elements and traits that shape the culture of our territory. Heritage, memories and historiographic studies are articulated in this section to deal with social effects.
Memory and Identity in Young Adults of the Digital Age
The article addresses young adults' perceptions of belonging in the digital age and its relationship with memory and intangible cultural heritage. The advent of digital technologies has transformed social interactions, creating new forms of belonging and exclusion, with direct implications for identity construction. Memory, seen as a socially mediated process, is influenced by virtual dynamics, resulting in a fragmented identity subject to rapid transformations. The preservation of intangible heritage, which includes traditions and cultural practices, emerges as a valuable resource for strengthening mental health and the sense of belonging in a hyperconnected society. The research reflects on the impact of these changes, proposing a critical analysis of the relationships between memory, identity, and belonging in the digital context.
O Patrimônio Vivo nas lições de Aurinda do Prato
Policies recognizing different ways of creating, doing and living promoted an important advance in the appreciation of forms of knowledge and expression based on orality. However, this type of knowledge is not formulated through a textual and compartmentalized memory, but through polymathy and the “art of memory”, that is, encompassing different fields of knowledge simultaneously and through a personalized narrative coherence. Aurinda do Prato, Master of Samba de Roda and Yalorixá of Candomblé Ketu/Angola on the Itaparica Island, Bahia, articulates different types of knowledge and forms of socialization in a simultaneous and heterogeneous way. When observing her contributions, we note that the complex insertion of holders of traditional knowledge in knowledge spaces can provide not only the realization of full democracy, truly based on respect and dialogue, but also the construction of more organic, sensitive and reciprocal relationships, characteristics that are so necessary in the times we live in.
Desde possíveis relações entre patrimônio cultural e os novos desafios climáticos, esse trabalho é um estudo de caso sobre a Vila Santa Terezinha, uma comunidade ligada à reciclagem e vulnerável de Porto Alegre que foi fortemente atingida pela enchente de 2024. Após a catástrofe, retomando um “inventário participativo de referências culturais” de 2023, nos questionamos: O que um “inventário cultural” pode dizer sobre um “inventário de recursos” locais para pensar e atuar na gestão de possíveis riscos ambientais? Buscando encontrar “pistas” que respondam a essa questão, é desenvolvido um ensaio qualitativo-exploratório que revisita o inventário, traçando reflexões sobre potencialidades e fragilidades da Vila para o enfrentamento de desafios emergentes. Toma-se o agenciamento social e a habilidade de improvisação construídos com a reciclagem como aportes culturais para a composição de um possível “plano comunitário de gestão de riscos”, esse capaz de promover sua articulação social em defesa de seu bem estar e de seus direitos.
Inventário participativo de referências culturais
Patrimônio industrial e paisagem cultural
This article analyzes the relationship between industrial heritage and cultural landscape in some of the disciplines that deal with them, taking into account the broad definition of cultural heritage. The aim is to understand whether these concepts complement each other and form a cohesive interdisciplinary field, promoting a comprehensive view of the values of industrial heritage. It is based on the premise that recognizing industrial structures only by their architectural aspect is a reductionist approach, ignoring other important dimensions. The study is divided into two stages. The first is a narrative review that conceptualizes the terms. The second is a systematic review that investigates, in the Brazilian context, how industrial heritage is treated in the context of cultural landscape and cultural heritage, at conceptual and practical levels. To this end, eight articles were selected and analyzed using the search terms “industrial heritage and cultural landscape” and “industrial heritage and cultural heritage”, comparing the contributions of different authors and areas of activity, elucidating the interconnections between the notions addressed. The articles reveal that although there is a theoretical consensus on the importance of interdisciplinarity and integration between the concepts, in practice fragmented approaches predominate. The cultural landscape is often treated as a backdrop rather than a constituent element of industrial heritage. There is also the marginalization of industrial assets in national preservation policies, with few listings that take into account their relationship with the territory and communities. The conclusion is that the gap between theory and practice persists, requiring greater articulation between them in order to transform interdisciplinary discourse into effective action.
Pedras Altas, modelo de granja para o desenvolvimento rural sustentável
In contrast to the traditional model of rural development in the extreme south of Brazil, based on the latifundium of the old estancias and charqueadas, characterized by extensive cattle ranching and the use of slave labor, the intellectual, statesman and ambassador Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (1857-1938) proposes a new alternative materialized in a singular experience: the Granja de Pedras Altas (current municipality of Pedras Altas – RS). More than a century after its foundation and from the recent change of owners, a new cycle begins for the place. The text briefly presents estancias and charqueadas as the antecedents of rural development in the extreme south of Brazil to contextualize and contrast the project of Pedras Altas. From the bibliographic and documentary analysis, it reports the process of creation of the granja, the materialization of its spaces and the formation of its collection in parallel with the political and intellectual trajectory of its creator. The process of patrimonialization and listing as heritage are analyzed, based on the existing documentation in the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Rio Grande do Sul – IPHAE, verifying the values that were being incorporated in this trajectory and discussing criterias until the recent change of owners. Finally, based on the contributions of the field of agri-food industrial heritage and socio-museology, it suggests for the new cycle of the farm, to resignify the pioneering spirit of the project as a model of sustainable rural development and as a didactic and patrimonial resource to leverage local development.
não há Cais Mauá in dispute: reflections on Human Rights and Cultural Heritage
This article presents a reflection on cultural heritage and human rights, using the Cais Mauá and its recovery projects as a case study, with a focus on the two most recent proposals. The study updates the concept of cultural heritage by incorporating new contemporary values and emphasizing the importance of transdisciplinarity in addressing the subject. Within the context of globalization and neoliberalism, it highlights how the functions of the State and social relations are transformed, impacting urban space development and the preservation of heritage assets. The analysis underscores the effects of these changes on human rights, particularly regarding the right to culture, cultural heritage, the city, the environment, and quality of life. Finally, the article emphasizes the need to recognize cultural heritage as a strategic vector for promoting fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable cities, as well as the formulation of integrated public policies that combine cultural preservation with environmental sustainability and inclusive urban development.
cultural heritage; Cais Mauá; human rights; globalization; neoliberalism.
Construtores da modernidade. Imigração, nacionalismo e regulamentação profissional
The municipality of Rio do Sul exemplifies the development of a modernity driven primarily by immigrant construction professionals from German-speaking countries and Italy between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, the historiography of Brazilian modern architecture overlooks the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants, whose work was significant, whether independently or in public positions. Many of them arrived through foreign companies, forming social networks based on their native language and culture, hiring one another due to the lack of skilled local labor. Although the 1930s were marked by nationalist policies and professional regulations that restricted and marginalized these professionals, they continued to make substantial contributions, constructing major infrastructure projects and a modernity that has gone unrecorded by the official historiography of Brazilian architecture, despite its essential contributions to the discipline and to the urban development of immigrant regions.
Historiography of Brazilian modern architecture
O gesto do artífice em sua prática oficinal
This text seeks to analyze the presence of the craftsman in his craftsmanship, especially the plastic expressions in the composition of ornamental paintings made in the immigrant’s house, located in some regions of German immigration, especially in the Itajaí Valley, in Santa Catarina. Among the various examples of still preserved houses that bear decorative paintings, this analysis was based on the materiality of two houses, built in the early 20th century, located in the rural region of the municipality of Indaial: Casa Hersing and Casa Duwe. The plasticity of the paintings made in these houses demonstrate the communion of skillful hands and sensitive aesthetic thought. The analyses of these compositions will be taken from the conceptions about the fantastic paradox in the thought of John Ruskin, which requires the living presence of the craftsman and the common worker in the construction of architecture.
The present article has as its central theme the study of the architectures of places where Afro-Brazilian faith is manifested, whether in natural or human-created environments, through the prism of architecture and urbanism. Analyzing the relationship between these religions and architecture and urbanism is crucial for understanding the locations where communities of the terreiro are present in the city and how architecture influences on the appropriation of these spaces. The significance of this analysis is reinforced by the limited number of studies addressing this theme within this field of knowledge. To provide a better understanding of the central topic of this work, some insights from key authors on the African originated religions and its territories will be presented. Thus, the main objective of this article is to conduct a systematic literature review of 12 scientific articles found in two indexed databases that explore the relationship between African originated religions and its places of faith manifestation.
Chromatic transformations of historical landscapes: the chromatic intervention program in Brazilian cultural heritage
This study addresses the transformations in Brazilian cultural heritage, analyzing how the chromatic modification of the landscape can result in a certain cultural homogenization. The process of color renewal in the historic urban landscape is examined as a complex phenomenon, in which urban areas full of history are converted into stylized and commercial spaces, with the purpose of attracting visitors and stimulating the economy. Despite bringing economic and aesthetic advantages, these interventions also raise concerns about the loss of local identity and the decharacterization of the cultural legacy. In this context, the problem of the threat to the uniqueness of the cultural heritage and historical landscapes of Brazil, as well as those of other parts of the world, due to the spread of this chromatic standardization emerges. These interventions not only erase the marks of time and history, but also result in pictorial degradations that negatively affect the landscape, heritage and identity of these places. This study presents the results of chromatic interventions of the Let's Color program, promoted by Coral Tintas, whose name in Brazil is “Tudo de Cor para Você”. The research aims to instigate reflection on the chromatic changes that are being implemented in cultural heritage around the world, with emphasis on the context of Brazilian landscapes.
O sítio histórico de São Miguel Arcanjo-RS como lugar de referência para o povo Guarani
The city of São Miguel das Missões, located northwest of Rio Grande do Sul, houses the ruins of the ancient church of São Miguel Arcanjo, representing one of the most significant remnants of the Guarani Jesuit civilization among the Seven Peoples of the Missions. The site preserves material evidence, but also covers, above all, the intangible heritage bequeathed to the Guarani indigenous people and their way of being, characterized by the Tava, which attributes to the site's remains the meaning of a sacred place and a reference to the memory of these people. This article presents a brief systematic bibliographic review on missionary intangible heritage. Thus, the objective is to verify studies on the presence of intangible heritage within the historical site recognized as material heritage by UNESCO. In this work, articles that deal with this topic are analyzed, and from this analysis, the results demonstrate important approaches that can contribute to heritage education and appreciation of intangible heritage.
Apresentação do Dossiê "Saberes tradicionais e Paradigma biocientí fico:alianças e fricções"
HEALING PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES OF QUILOMBOLA YOUTH
This study examines the healing practices adopted by young quilombolas individuals from the Serra do Evaristo community, aiming to understand how these youth deal with issues related to health, well-being, and spirituality in their daily lives. A qualitative approach was employed, using participant observation, interviews, and questionnaires to investigate their perceptions and practices. The analysis of drawings produced during the workshop revealed significant locations in the community, such as the chapel, soccer fields, and nature in general. The youth expressed a deep connection to quilombola history and culture, acknowledging their people's struggle for basic rights. They demonstrated knowledge and use of medicinal plants, preferring natural resources for health care. Religiosity and faith play a fundamental role in their lives, being recurrent in moments of difficulty. It is concluded that these traditional knowledge and connection with nature are essential elements for the well-being and health of these young quilombola individuals, highlighting the need for public policies sensitive to their communities.