Museu Memorial Leide das Neves, um lugar de memória: rememorando o acidente radiológico com o Césio-137

Abstract

After 35 years since the radioactive accident with Ces ium-137, which occurred in Goiânia (GO), it is not comprehended the effective action of the Public Power in the sense of materialization and treatment of memory, when we are faced with the permanence of the <emptiness= in emblematic places regarding the tr agedy. The gradual negligence about the victims and the affected places, demonstrate the execution of an ongoing silencing policy, which encourages discrimination and obfuscation of the tragedy, resulting in social stigma for the victims. In this scenario, Architecture and Urbanism, as an applied social science, cannot be ignored in the search for solutions to face the problem. That said, the present work presents, as a solution, the conceptualization and theoretical basis for the proposal of a Memorial Museum, entitled Museu Memorial Leide das Neves, with the mission of valuing and preserving the memories of the accident, and becoming a place of memory and speech for the victims of radioactive accidents. To substantiate the research, introductory theoretical concepts of memory and place are presented, deepening them from the man-city-memory triad, in which the political-social role inherent to the constructed elements is demonstrated. In addition, case studies there are similar to the theme are presented: architectural interventions, from which such important benefits to the Goiás case can be observed.