Rain of Umbrellas: Towards a Non-Hegemonic Vision of Cultural Assets

Abstract

The Galo da Madrugada, a carnival block whose name translates to "Dawn Rooster", is recognized as an Intangible Heritage of the state of Pernambuco in Northeast Brazil. It is materialized in an area of Recife, the state's capital, which is recognized as a tangible heritage. In a posture against the dissociation between the (in)tangible dimensions of the Galo and the city as cultural goods, the present article makes the carnival block and the Guararapes and Dantas Barreto avenues in which it expresses itself objects of a narrative based on photos and the recollection of the ecstatic, moving, dancing body. Thus, it defends counter-hegemonic values in the face of a cultural policy that still separates the tangible and intangible dimensions of heritage. The conclusion points to the inseparability of various aspects in the post-Covid-19 scenario.