Dead Cities, Regenerative Design in Serra da Bocaina

This paper presents some thoughts on the role of Art as an activity that may lead to social transformations. A group of designers, artists, artisans, teachers, entrepreneurs and rural workers organizes, since 2016, an arts exhibition named BIBO-Biannual Bocaina Art. The actors engaged in this enterprise believe it may result in the development of Sustainable Tourism in Serra da Bocaina, transforming the region into a regenerative territory. The focus of this Participatory Action Research is in the Formoso neighborhood, located in São Jose do Barreiro, São Paulo-Brasil. Some conclusions and possible future developments are also discussed and presented.