Book, Vila Rica[LS]

National identity is not a vague and shapeless concept that appears only on an emotional level. On the contrary, it arises through knowledge in the survey of constant aspects and changes in social development. This is exactly the contribution of architect Sylvio de Vasconcellos. More information about our colonial architecture was the goal that determined this work. Leaving aside works of a monumental, grandiloquent nature, Vasconcellos researched the particular architecture of Vila Rica (today Ouro Preto) which, while on the one hand is less refined and rich, is, however, more linked to man, to his needs and possibilities. Therefore, more important and significant.