The aim of the article was to analyze the discursive context of the registration dossier from the Reinado de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, in Betim, that was produced by the Artistic-Cultural Foundation of Betim. The methodology consists of the adoption of analysis aspects - subjects of speech, hierarchies, aspects of incompatibility and equivalence - based on the approach developed by Michael Foucalt in his book "Archaeology of Knowledge", published in 1972. The dossier is document under constant development which, in this particular case, includes the participation of the Public Administration, professionals in the market, and the congadeiros; interests of each of these actors were acknowledged, but we noticed that the Public Administration still plays a predominate role as it establishes laws, selects and preserves the criteria for intangible cultural heritage.
Content analysis; Archive; Betim; Intangible heritage; Records; Reinado de Nossa Senhora do Rosário