{"id":3794,"date":"2021-10-22T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/massa.ind.br\/?p=3794"},"modified":"2023-01-13T08:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:59:25","slug":"associacao-brasileira-de-preservacao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/massa.ind.br\/en\/associacao-brasileira-de-preservacao\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the Brazilian association for railroad preservation do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brazilian railroad sector is very rich in history. From the first railroad constructions, in the mid-1850s, to the present day, many changes have been made in this sector. With that, the Brazilian association of railroad preservation develops a very important work to preserve the country's railroad history, allowing the population to know more about this sector and its importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preservation of a historical aspect, whether from the railroads<\/a>, or any other sector, can be done in different ways. In art, for example, collections, museums, and galleries are developed, among other ideas that ensure that the history of valuable items is preserved and revealed to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the railroads played a fundamental role for Brazil in previous centuries, this preservation is essential. In addition to fostering the population's search for knowledge, it can help the sector to develop again efficiently, as it was during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, all aspects of historical preservation here in Brazil are still outdated. In recent years, for example, large areas of preservation, such as the National Museum, Cinematheque and UFMG Botanical Garden were affected by fires, largely as a result of the lack of care and investment in maintaining these environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this sense, the work carried out by the Brazilian Association of railroad Preservation is fundamental for the memory of the Brazilian railroad system to be preserved and cared for. Next, we'll see what exactly this association is, how it works, what its capabilities are, the regions in which it operates and the historic railroads it operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the Brazilian Association of railroad Preservation? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Well, as the name implies, the Brazilian association for railroad preservation is a company that has the responsibility to work to \"promote the rescue and conservation of the Brazilian railroad historical heritage, making the goods available for public visitation\", as indicated by the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as several other associations and NGOs of Brazilian historical preservation, the Brazilian Association of railroad Preservation (ABPF) is non-profit and is managed by a national, regional board and with several centers spread throughout Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resources obtained from visits and trips made by trains managed by ABPF are used to maintain the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The foundation of the Brazilian association for railroad preservation was in 1977 by Frenchman Patrick Henri Ferdinand Dollinger, who joined those interested in preserving the memory of steam locomotives and who wanted to help in the historical dissemination of the Brazilian railroad system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national headquarters of the Brazilian Association for railroad Preservation is currently in the city of Campinas, in the metropolitan region of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>. However, when the ABPF was formed, its headquarters were in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its headquarters being located in Campinas, the association has always sought to work to preserve the railroad memory of the entire country. It is precisely for this reason that the ABPF is divided into regional nuclei, aiming at this broader scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main idea behind the Brazilian Association for railroad Preservation is precisely to work so that the country's historic railroads are not forgotten. With this, the association works with museums, train trips that are no longer used in government plans and other ways of taking this historical knowledge to the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABPF Regionals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As we said, the Brazilian Association for railroad Preservation has spread and established itself in different regions of the country, not concentrating its ideas and knowledge only in the Southeast region and, essentially, in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, the ABPF operates in different regions, having offices in different states and municipalities in Brazil. The main regions of ABPF and the cities in which it operates are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n