Historical and Cultural potential of embrechados: case study in the Cemetery of Nazaré-BA
The present research deals with the sign character of the embrechados in the Nosso Senhor dos Aflitos Cemetery, in the city of Nazaré, in the Recôncavo Baiano. Embrecamento is an artistic technique similar to mosaics, which emerged in Italy during the 16th century. Its application consists of encrusting various fragments of pebbles; shells; wood; fossils; tiles; crockery; hydraulic tile; glass and among other materials, filling the surfaces and creating a spatiality between colors, brightness and textures. As a symbol of art, a reference of sensibilities and social relations, inserted in spaces of preservation and memories, the aim is to interpret the signs, the correlation with the social context and their ability to contribute to the re-signification of objects and components of materiality, through concepts applied to Memories, Stories and Semiotics based on the scope of Culture and Social Communication. In the places where they are used, specifically in the cemetery, the embrechados highlight ideas of elevated space of domination, in a representation of blessing and sacredness, while in Nazaré, because the necropolis is presented with a front facing the entire territorial area of the city, it also determines a sign of protection, respect and divinization.