The article examines how the concept of intangible cultural heritage has evolved in Brazil, ranging from public opinion to state level leading to the outcome, in the year 2000, of a legal instrument, decree No.3.551. This law, developed within the framework of IPHAN (Instituto do Patrimônio Histôrico et Artístico) and the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, focuses specifically on the safeguarding of intangible heritage. The article analyses the path which led to this complex task and what it encompasses with a special focus on the kusiwa art of the Wajapi Indians
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