Patrimônio imaterial de quilombolas: limites da metodologia de inventário de referências culturais

This paper presents reflections on intangible heritage within of the work to Iphan concerning the National Inventory of Cultural References. It aims to analyze the limits of the methodology adopted by this institution in order to make inventories of celebrations, crafts and ways of making, places and forms of expression of the quilombolas of Alcântara, Maranhão.