As elites de Laguna e Lages vislumbravam a possibilidade de civilizar o povo a partir de paradigmas europeus. criando novas formas de condutas e sociabilidades que denotassem as mudanças dos hábitos culturais; considerados rústicos e obsoletos numa população marcada pela heterogeneidade étnica e cultural.
The elites of the cities of Laguna and Lages saw a possibility to civilize the people using European paradigms.These changes would be possible through the development of new patterns of behavior and social customs that showed a change in cultural habits, considered backwards and outmoded in an ethnically and culturally heterogeneous population.
