How the relation between urban design of urban space x cultural identity has been considered by the brazilian proposals? This paper aims to answer this question, analyzing the proposal developed for Recife’s suburb Sao Jose named Calçadão dos Mascates. Besides using bibliographic research and documents analysis, the work also was based on semi-structured interviews with the project users as well as its authors. In relation to the authors, the research intended to understand how the basis of their proposals was supported by the relation between cultural identity and the outline of the proposal. In relation to the users, the intention was to evaluate if they recognized themselves in the proposals. Ultimately, the research intended to realize the importance of the studied proposal for the city, considering both the author’s view as well as the users’.
Kewyords: : urban design, cultural identity X spatial shape, Calçadão dos Mascates.