Border; Culture; Identity Strategy; Inequality; Integration; Regional/local Development;

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84939812140&doi=10.5771%2f0257-9774-2014-2-499&partnerID=40&md5=011c98e65e830422ff18ff6f1c3ac998

10.5771/0257-9774-2014-2-499

The Candombe was recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2009. Historically, it has played a significant cultural role to reinforce identity in Uruguay as well as (to a lesser extent) in Argentina and Brazil. The loss of its religious character converts it into a cultural practice, "strategic" for certain groups. The author aifirms that it is a cultural manifestation of identity border, built into the regional's processes of local integration-resistance in the city of Concordia (Argentina). The study shows paradoxical changes in regional development processes - local, complex, and more "bet" on development of cultural inclusion.