Open Access<b>Uma floresta de vestígios: metabolismo social e a atividade de carvoeiros nos séculos XIX e XX no Rio de Raneiro, RJ</b><br>DOI:10.5007/1807-1384.2011v8n2p286
Author(s) -
Rogério Ribeiro de Oliveira,
Joana Stingel Fraga,
Dean Eric Berck
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
interthesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1807-1384
DOI - 10.5007/1807-1384.2011v8n2p286
Subject(s) - transect , georeference , forestry , geography , natural (archaeology) , archaeology , ecology , physical geography , biology
In terms of landscape, what can be considered nowadays as "natural" may be a paleo-territory used by previous populations.In the Pedra Branca Massive, on the west side of Rio de Janeiro, despite being covered by forests, there can found evidences of houses foundations and of historical charcoal kilns. This paper is a survey of these remains done randomly from existing trails and pre-defined transects all georeferenced. We found a total of 168 charcoal kilns and 33 ruins of foundations made with piled irregular rocks. Besides the "natural" aspects of changes in the structure and functioning of ecosystems, we discuss the process of social metabolism that links, in the landscape, the forest to the city