As a writer attentive to the nuances of popular culture and to the forms of "traditional" sociability set inside of the country-side of Minas Gerais, especially the "rodas de São Gonçalo", Martins left a legacy for the description and systematization forms of cultural expression of Brazil's country-side.
His name was given to the "Museum of Craft Saul Alves Martins", located in the city of Vespasiano/Minas Gerais/Brazil, categorized as one of the top five museums of popular culture in Brazil [REF].