Dissertations

CHIADOR STATION AND ITS SURROUNDINGS: RAILWAY HERITAGE REHABILITATION AND PARK CREATION GUIDELINES

Professional Master Degree Dissertation

Professional Master Degree Dissertation

Chiador Train Station, Minas Gerais, was inaugurated in 1869, being the first mining railway building. After a century of use, the Station was shut down due to the weakening of rail passenger transport, which led to the abandonment of the building, until reaching the state of ruins. Currently, the area in which the Station is located has been receiving new appropriations due to the construction of a nearby lake to supply a hydroelectric dam. This lake has become an important attraction for visitors and practitioners of extreme sports. Because it is the main tourist spot of the city, the risk conditions for preservation of the ruins of the station were expanded. The lake users end up using the ruins' space for picnics, taking photographs, removing architectural elements, ultimately, contributing to the deterioration of the Station. In addition, since 2015, the reactivation of a section of the railway line for tourism purposes, a project called the “Earth Rail Circuit”, has been planned. This circuit encompasses six cities, connecting Três Rio (RJ) to Cataguases (MG), passing through Chiador. Its goal is to change the economy of these cities by disclosing their main points of attraction. Due to these demands, this project proposes the rehabilitation of Chiador Station in order to make its use possible again, and the creation of a park, to encourage and maintain the constant and independent use of the railway circuit. In addition to protecting and conserving their environmental surroundings, providing infrastructure for visitors and sports enthusiasts and creating job opportunities.

Keywords: Rail heritage; Chiador Station; Rehabilitation; Park; Touristic Territory.

http://objdig.ufrj.br/21/teses/889892.pdf

Data de defesa: 26/09/2019

Person

  • Cláudia Carvalho Leme Nóbrega [contributor]
  • Fabiola do Valle Zonno
  • Rogerio Goldfeld Cardeman
  • Thaís Motta do Nascimento [author]
  • Virgínia M. N. de Vasconcellos [coordinator]

Course

  • Professional Master of Project and Heritage/UFRJ

ResearchLine

  • Revitalization and Restoration Project