ABSTRACT
The article analyzes the education of Native peoples during the Pombaline period, focusing on the case of Rio Grande Sul, in the south of Brazil. Based mainly on primary sources, it addresses the different reception levels of laws enacted by the Portuguese Crown. These levels include the court's intentions, the mediation of the viceroys based in Rio de Janeiro, and the local power performed by the city councils. It also covers indigenous experiences that have been enhanced or obstructed according to the policies in force. Through the analysis of educational institutions created for this purpose, as well as fragments of personal trajectories of Indians who were sent to Rio de Janeiro to deepen their studies, the article demonstrates how the education of the Natives was part of a colonial project in constant dispute and transformation.
Keywords:
Native people education; pombaline period; aldeia dos Anjos (indigenous village)