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Abstract
Since the beginning of this century the Guarani moved from the interior of the southern forests of South America, where they had lived for centuries, in direction of the coast of Southern and Southeastern Brazil. They have been in search of Yvy mara ey, a Land without evil located beyond the sea. Recently these autochthons achieved greater visibility because of their struggle for land in these regions, where they can continue to live according to the principals of their culture. This thesis proposes to: (I) Conduct an ethnographic study of the villages of the Mbya-guarani located on the coast of Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil; (II) Analyze the myths which are still in circulation among all of the Mbya-guarani peoples on the Brazilian coast; (III) show how mythology can justify and also orient practices, through the study of myths, the movements of the Guarani populations and theories of action.