Dark tourism as a memory lesson: Traces of the civil-military dictatorship of 64 in the city of São Paulo

Abstract

This work is based on the observation of the itinerary Caminhos da resistência – Memórias da política paulistana, offered by the social tourism department of the Commerce Social Service of São Paulo, and which is based on the resistance movement against the 1964 civil and military dictatorship in Brazil. In addition to visiting heritage sites, namely the Memorial of Resistance, the tour has dimensions of literary tourism, by including engaged poems / songs of this historical moment. Following an interdisciplinary approach to literary tourism studies as a methodological option, our objective is to propose an enrichment of the itinerary. To this end, we present three autobiographical works by the playwright and theatre director Augusto Boal (1931 - 2009), which could intensify the immersive process proposed by the Memorial. In conclusion, we reflect on the indispensable pedagogical role played by this specific form of dark and literary tourism in the current context of the social, political and ethical crisis in Brazil in recent years.