| The railway was responsible for the birth and development of cities all over the world. This was common in part of a region in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, at the end of the nineteenth century. As in other areas, the automobile age and the inefficiency of rail travel almost made the railway system disappear. Now, the cities have other vectors of growth, roads. In most of the towns, abandoned railway stations remain in the very urban centres.; The most important historical buildings and urban spaces of these cities are close to the station and railway, however they are in the same condition of abandonment as the railway stations, or are being used for secondary purposes.; This study intends to identify ways in which to preserve and renew the corridor of the old Leopoldina railway--named after the first empress of Brazil--which is within a region sharing several common attributes (geography, history, culture, etc.). (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
