Um triunfo na América: a epopeia dos Sete Povos das Missões

Abstract

This work aimed to develop a historical rescue about the main points that marked the Seven Peoples of the Missions, built in the territory of Rio Grande do Sul in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,showing the grandeur represented by the project designed by the Jesuit priests with the help of indigenous Guarani to the epoch and the emblematic points that marked its history. The lack of audiovisual productions that portray the current historical legacy left in each of the seven ancient settlements is met in this production by visiting them in loco. With the help of renowned interviewees from the region and importante collection materials, “A Triumph in America – The Epic of the Seven Peoples of Missions” is a grounded,didactic and emotional journey through one of the most emblematic stories ever occurred on Brazilian soil.