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The young and promising historian André Luís Ferreira brings to the forefront the protagonism of Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, who sought their freedom through legal action before the Court of the Board of Missions. If the subject may surprise the reader, what can be said is that the author accomplishes what is most current and rigorous in historical research: methodologically refined, grounded in fascinating sources, and conveyed through an engaging narrative. Those who journey through these pages are invited not only to understand the institutional functioning, agents, and jurisdiction of the Board of Missions of Maranhão, an object long in need of historical analysis, but above all to “enter” the backlands, learn about the rescue expeditions and forced relocations, and follow the negotiations and (re)appropriations carried out by Indigenous peoples in their pursuit of freedom. This is social history at its finest: real human subjects acting as agents of their own trajectories. The compelling narrative, the well-founded historiographical discussion, and the high-quality handling of sources deserve the reader’s close attention. This is not a book solely for historians. It is a work that invites us to learn about the Indigenous peoples of Maranhão and the Amazon in the eighteenth century through the author’s exceptionally qualified research.
