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Description
The
Jesuit- Guarani Missions were implanted in the XVII and XVIII centuries in
the South of the American continent,
in a territory that nowadays belongs to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and
Paraguay. About 30 Villages were founded, and they are nowadays a
Humanitary Patrimony. The Spanish Missions represented a way to colonize
South America, to keep the conquered lands and to convert the indigenous-
the Guaranis, about 150 thousand indians at those times. The
Missions'ruins represent the inheritance of the mixed European and Guarani
cultures, that originated the cultural roots of the "gauchos"-
people from Rio Grande do Sul state.
Activities
Following
the steps of the Jesuits and Guaranis, you can visit the Missions doing a
walk through the ancient missionaire routes connecting the Jesuit Missions.
During the walk- "Caminho das Missões"- the Missions Walk, apart
from seeing the ruins and the beautiful southern landscape of Brazil, the
pilgrimage can be the experience of a lifetime.
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