Constructing and fighting for serenatas and serestas traditions in Conservatória

Abstract

This article aims to present some settings of the manifestations of serenatas and serestas which take place in Conservatória, a small district which has the record of these demonstrations since the 19th century. However, it began to be targeted by interest in record as intangible cultural tradition now in the 21st century. The point of approach was the development of this expression over time, the buildings were carried out around concepts such as memory and tradition. And, as a group of sersteiros was building on a movement that seeks to preserve these traditions. Within the context, some conflicts and disputes, mute and deletion processes components of the construction process of this tradition. Still shows the interest in the having heritage of the manifestation of the serenata, as well the relations of interaction with tourism and other local events.