Abstract
The aim of this project is to initiate an investigation on how some peoples of the Upper Xingu have been related to the municipal politics of the small town of Gaúcha do Norte / MT. The city was founded in 1996, and has 6,287 inhabitants according to the census of 2010. Part of the Xingu Indigenous Park is in its territory, and "Gaúcha" (as the city is known in the region) is responsible …