Heritage education, tourism and social inclusion: actions for citizenship

The purpose of this article is to analyse the educational initiatives of two fortified sites in Latin America - the Fortifications complex in the North on the island of Santa Catarina [Brazil] and the Historic District of Colonia del Sacramento [Uruguay]. The socio-educational activities., implemented as a result of tourism, have been seen to have an impact on their respective local communities, promoting the exercise of citizenship and social inclusion. This is part of a field and office research into the subject with bibliographical research carried out as part of a master's dissertation defended at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.