EDUCATIONAL MISSION TO URUGUAY IN 1913: THE IMPRESSIONS OF TEACHERS FROM THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL ABOUT SCHOOLS IN MONTEVIDEO

Abstract This study aims at discussing the impressions of the group of Brazilian teachers from the State of Rio Grande do Sul who traveled to Uruguay, as designated by the RS authorities, in 1913, to know the Uruguayan educational system in order to qualify the education in RS. These educators recorded their impressions and observations about the visits in the Uruguayan educational institutions in a White Paper, composed of five parts. The analysis of such record, primarily on documentary evidence, showed that there were similarities between the two educational contexts. Thus, a certain idealization by the Brazilian commission with regard to the Uruguayan model was found together with the excellence of the João de Deus method used in RS.