Brazilian scenery of adobe: analysis about production and research in the period 2008-2018

The use of adobe as an important technique for producing houses goes back to the earliest times and lasts until the present day. In Brazil, the technique was widely used during colonial period, going through several sceneries and tendencies, having its use declined from Industrial Revolution by the offer of new materials more competitive and apparently with more advantage. This paper presents a wide review of the knowledge production about adobe, made by Brazilian academic community, in the past 10 years (2008-2018), aiming a better comprehension of ongoing studies, obtained results and the identification of little explored gaps, besides the proposition of new research lines in the field. From the bibliographic review, it came to light some similarity in regards to the main theme of publications, being proposed a classification in the following categories: stabilizing addition, technique analysis, social view, innovation and technological survey. Results showed a growing in the number of correlates publications in the last years, especially in 2018, besides the occurrence related to events, such as TerraBrasil and SIACOT. In the other hand, it was identified a considerable demand for new researches in adobe, as well as social and political action towards normalization and dissemination of the technique.