Análise jurídica das leis sobre "Tesouros vivos" no Brasil e no mundo: A experiência do Ceará

The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 also protects cultural heritage material and immaterial nature that are carriers of the references to groups that make up our society. In this sense, the Brazilian legislation established the record of the intangible cultural heritage as a legal instrument to safeguard cultural property. However, at the federal level, the Federal Executive Branch did not foresee the recognition of the Masters of Culture Living Human Treasures or. Conversely, many laws of Brazilian states recognized the importance of traditional knowledge of these transmitters as such in other countries. Thus, this article aims to analyze and describe the laws of the Brazilian states governing the protection of the living treasures, especially the Ceará standards, aiming to provide support to existing legal proposals at national level.