Book, Vila Rica[LS]

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