Bahá'í Social Action in Brazil

Every text, every piece of research has a unique history. It is the result of a constant process of choices and conflicts that give birth to an idea. This text is the fruit of a path taken, of a lived experience, of research carried out over five years, from 2003 to 2007, which were dedicated to understanding, to unveiling the social practice of the Bahá'ís in Brazil; five years of lived experiences and observations within the community being researched. Paradoxically, this text is both plural and unique. Plural because it contains thoughts, reflections and contrasts during these years of research, because it includes a little bit of each subject researched, whether through interviews or observations. Unique, since it specifies part of a social reality developed in the daily lives of a portion of our society, because it has intrinsic historicity, thus portraying a lived, experienced reality.