The objective of this article is to analyze the transition processes to the adult phase of the life cycle through interviews that were held with youngsters, from both genders and that live in Rio de Janeiro. In the researched cosmos it's possible to notice that the transition to adult life is intertwined to the social mobility project which understood through the family history and the interviewee. Freedom, the value of individual privacy, access to education, the possibility of financial independence through work and the distinction in relation to the parents´ generation, are elements which are presented as fundamental in this class transition and levels of maturity movement.
family; life path; social mobility; youth