7.1 – Material and immaterial endowment of the federal district

Brasilia retrains the largest heritage area (112.25 km²) listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The Federal District also has other elements considered heritage items by federal and district institutions that, due to their significant importance, require permanent protection and preservation to assure their legacy to future generations. The cultural heritage can be divided into two large groups:

• Material Assets: includes monuments, buildings or sites considered due to their historical, aesthetic, archeological, scientific, ethnological or anthropological importance;
• Immaterial Assets: includes knowledge, celebrations, forms of expression. and places tied to symbolic, ritualistic, artistic, ethnic or productive practices, with the perspective of recognizing the contribution of different social groups to the elaboration of the Federal District history and identity.

Examples of Material Assets

Conjunto Urbanístico de Brasília (Brasilia Urban Complex)

Catedral Metropolitana de Brasília (Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral)

Catetinho

Teatro Nacional (National Theater)

Capela Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Nossa Senhor de Fátima Chapel)

Congresso Nacional (National Congress)

Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Plaza)

Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Federal Court)

Quartel General do Exército (Army Headquarters)

Examples of Immaterial Assets

Feira da Torre de TV (TV Tower Market)

Boi do Seu Teodoro (Sobradinho) (Seu Teodoro’s Bull)

Casa do Cantador (Ceilândia) (House of the Singer)

Clube do Choro de Brasília

Via Sacra ao vivo (Planaltina) (Stations of the Cross – live)

Cine Brasília – Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro (Brasilia Brazilian Film Festival)

Ideário Pedagógico de Anísio Teixeira (Anísio Teixeira Pedagogical System)

Praça dos Orixás e Festa de Iemanjá (Plaza of African Divinities and Iemanjá Festival)

Associação Recreativa e Cultural do Cruzeiro – ARUC (Cruzeiro Recreation and Cultural Association)