O Gabinete de Desenvolvimento Rural da Câmara Municipal de Loulé: uma experiência lida à luz do conceito de desenvolvimento local

O presente texto é uma tentativa de sistematização da experiência do Gabinete de Desenvolvimento Rural, da Câmara Municipal de Loulé, que funcionou entre os anos de 1990 e 1995. Em Portugal ainda são raras as sistematizações de experiências práticas enquadradas no âmbito do desenvolvimento rural. Por um lado, devido ao facto de as práticas de desenvolvimento rural serem recentes no nosso país; por outro lado, porque decorrendo do factor anterior, se acentua a tentação do voluntarismo que promove a acção em detrimento da reflexão.

O plano museológico do concelho de Loulé. O exemplo do Polo Museológico dos Frutos Secos.

Em 1991 é estabelecido o Plano Museológico do concelho de Loulé, a partir de uma proposta discutida em reunião aberta com associações locais, investigadores e outros interessados. Desde aí, o Museu Municipal de Loulé tem desenvolvido esforços concertados com muitos actores locais, públicos ou privados no sentido de concretizar a instalação de uma rede de pólos museológicos diversificados – mas complementares – que permitam uma interpretação cultural do rico património do concelho.

Música tradicional no Algarve: abordagem e análise comparativa

A partir da experiência acumulada ao longo de uma dezena de anos, na recolha de lições de música tradicional em vários concelhos do Algarve, reflecte-se a sua importância no contexto da etnomusicologia e do folclore do país.

O Entrudo e o Carnaval

O artigo analisa a transformação da cultura tradicional do entrudo no Carnaval "normalizado", como meio de turistificação da cultura popular, usando como caso o exemplo de Loulé.

O impacto do romanceiro do Algarve no contexto português e peninsular

Tendo como base o Projecto de Recolha de Literatura Oral Tradicional no Algarve, em particular o registo de espécimes do romanceiro tradicional, salienta-se a presença na nossa região de antigas e valiosas versões ditas e cantadas, apresentando-se alguns exemplos/tipo.

Modelação morfodinâmica a longa escala temporal: aplicabilidade de um modelo baseado em processos

Disssertação de mest., Estudos Marinhos e Costeiros, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Univ. do Algarve, 2010

Turismo e criatividade no Algarve : uma análise da oferta turística regional como elemento de atracção da classe criativa

Dissertação de mest., Gestão e Desenvolvimento de Destinos Turísticos, Faculdade de Economia, Univ. do Algarve, 2010

Alguns romances da tradição oral de Aljezur

As versões de romances que a seguir apresento foram recolhidas no concelho de Aljezur, distrito de Faro, no ano de 1989, quando frequentei a disciplina de Romanceiro Tradicional sob a orientação do Prof. Pere Ferré. Para esta pequena recolha foram preciosos os ensinamentos do Prof. Ferré, e algumas notas sobre a tradição algarvia dadas pela Profª. Vanda Anastácio.

Molecular genetic analysis of a cattle population to reconstitute the extinct Algarvia breed

Background: Decisions to initiate conservation programmes need to account for extant variability, diversity loss and cultural and economic aspects. Molecular markers were used to investigate if putative Algarvia animals could be identified for use as progenitors in a breeding programme to recover this nearly extinct breed. Methods: 46 individuals phenotypically representative of Algarvia cattle were genotyped for 27 microsatellite loci and compared with 11 Portuguese autochthonous and three imported breeds. Genetic distances and factorial correspondence analyses (FCA) were performed to investigate the relationship among Algarvia and related breeds. Assignment tests were done to identify representative individuals of the breed. Y chromosome and mtDNA analyses were used to further characterize Algarvia animals. Gene- and allelic-based conservation analyses were used to determine breed contributions to overall genetic diversity. Results: Genetic distance and FCA results confirmed the close relationship between Algarvia and southern Portuguese breeds. Assignment tests without breed information classified 17 Algarvia animals in this cluster with a high probability (q > 0.95). With breed information, 30 cows and three bulls were identified (q > 0.95) that could be used to reconstitute the Algarvia breed. Molecular and morphological results were concordant. These animals showed intermediate levels of genetic diversity (MNA = 6.0 ± 1.6, Rt = 5.7 ± 1.4, Ho = 0.63 ± 0.19 and He = 0.69 ± 0.10) relative to other Portuguese breeds. Evidence of inbreeding was also detected (Fis = 0.083, P < 0.001). The four Algarvia bulls had Y-haplotypes H6Y2 and H11Y2, common in Portuguese cattle. The mtDNA composition showed prevalence of T3 matrilines and presence of the African-derived T1a haplogroup. This analysis confirmed the genetic proximity of Algarvia and Garvonesa breeds (Fst = 0.028, P > 0.05). Algarvia cattle provide an intermediate contribution (CB = 6.18, CW = -0.06 and D1 = 0.50) to the overall gene diversity of Portuguese cattle. Algarvia and seven other autochthonous breeds made no contribution to the overall allelic diversity. Conclusions: Molecular analyses complemented previous morphological findings to identify 33 animals that can be considered remnants of the Algarvia breed. Results of genetic diversity and conservation analyses provide objective information to establish a management program to reconstitute the Algarvia breed.

Analysis of genetic diversity in Portuguese Ceratonia siliqua L. cultivars using RAPD and AFLP markers

Although carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is of great economic importance little is still known about the pattern of genetic variation within this species. Morphological characteristics based on 31 fruit and seeds of continuous characters determinant for agro-industrial uses, were compared with RAPD and AFLP markers for assessing genetic distances in 68 accessions of carob trees, from different cultivars, varieties and eco-geographic regions of Algarve. Eighteen selected RAPD primers applied to the 68 accessions produced a total of 235 fragments ranging from 200 to 2000 bp, of which 93 (40%) were polymorphic. Four AFLP selective primer combinations generated a total of 346 amplification fragments of which 110 were polymorphic. The average level of polymorphism based on four primer combinations was 31.8%. The phenetic trees based on RAPD and AFLP analyses gave high co-phenetic correlation values, and were found to be consistent in general with the analysis of morphological data, carried out on the same accessions. A number of RAPD and AFLP markers were found to be diagnostic for ‘Canela’ cultivar and 13 wild ungrafted trees.

Evaluation of fruit and seed diversity and characterization of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) cultivars in Algarve region

The genetic diversity of 15 carob ( Ceratonia siliqua L.) cultivars located in an experimental field from Algarve (Portugal) was evaluated over 7 years using 12 fruit and seed phenotypic characters, in order to characterize carob cultivars. The values of morphological traits obtained by cultiv ar were compared with those from other countries of the Mediterranean basin. Statistically significant differences were found between cultivars for al l characters which were examined, what indicates a high genetic diversity. The relationship among these characters was analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA) resulting in the separation of these cultivars classed in four groups (clusters I–IV) and in four ungrouped cultivars. A three dimension of the model was found to be significant and explained 74.5% of the total variation, in which the first component accounting for 34.6% of the total variation is dominated by fruit characters, while the second component is dominated by seed characters. Cultivars plotted on the left-lower quadrant on the space determined by principal components 1 and 2 are characterized by fruits with high seed yield more appropriated for industrial rentability. The correlation analyses established by cultivar provided a specific understanding about the way how fruit and seed characteristics correlate within each cultivar. This approach can be useful for the development of a breeding programme, aiming to increase the seed yield, seed thickness, individual and total seed weight by fruit, characteristics that are determinant to improve the industrial exploitation of carob.

Alguns temas para a interpretação dos assentamentos rurais no sul de Portugal

As diferentes perspectivas com que, no presente, entendemos o Ordenamento do Território acabam por reintroduzir, de forma mais ou menos consciente, os assentamentos rurais tradicionais enquanto tema fulcral para a definição de novos modelos de organização territorial.

Os montes da serra de Tavira

The human occupation of the Tavira ridge is characterised by a network of small agglomerations of buildings (known as ‘montes’) belonging to the proprietors of lands around them. This way of organising places is, by and large, extensive to an important area of the schist mountains that stretch from Alentejo to Algarve, from the Guadiana river to the Atlantic Ocean. However, within the scope of that larger entity, the Tavira ridge appears as a sub-unit with traits of its own, which may be attributed not only to biophysical conditions, but also to the historical circumstances associated to the settlement of the territory. This particular ridge, which was confined to the perimeter of the Tavira municipality during the days of the Old Regime, has been more densely populated, due to its lack of interior hierarchisation, unlike what happens in neighbouring sub-units, both in terms of agglomeration sizes and of the property system itself. The traditional architecture of these areas was usually reduced to the bare essentials, reflecting the adverse conditions that generally surrounded the local economies. As can easily be gleaned from the plans shown here, the groupings of edifices that define the ridge’s settlement are largely characterised by the aggregation of buildings belonging to various owners, often intent on achieving a prominent position in the landscape.

A paisagem de Vila Real de Santo António dos areais da orla às vertentes da Serra

A desembocadura do Guadiana alargada ao estuário constitui, pela sua diversidade, uma paisagem muito particular na região do Algarve, marcada pela aproximação à orla marítima dos montículos serranos do maciço Hespérico. O barrocal de solos calcários, subunidade intermédia entre a serra do Caldeirão e a faixa litoral, estreita-se a partir do termo de Faro aos campos e almargens de Tavira, dando lugar pelas alturas de São Bartolomeu, na aproximação ao rio, à paisagem dos sapais. Castro Marim, quase na foz, ocupa já, em parte, os outeiros da serra, encerrando a nascente um alinhamento de aglomerados de pequena ou média dimensão que, de Barlavento a Sotavento, marcam a proximidade ao vale do triássico na transição entre o maciço Antigo e o Baixo Algarve.

Idália Farinho Custódio y Maria Aliete Farinho Galhoz, Memória tradicional de Vale Judeu, Vols. I y II, Loulé, Câmara Municipal de Loulé, 1996-1997, 356 y 457 pp.

Depois do volume dedicado aos "Contos" (saído em 2004), estamos em presença dp II vol. do "Património Oral do Concelho de Loulé.