Subjects related to the life conditions in the spiritual world have always aroused curiosity and interest, even among spiritualists. And this is justified because, if not everyone can afford a trip to Paris, all of us, definitely, will set off one day to one of these places, the one Jesus himself referred to in this well-known words registered in the scriptures (chap. 14, verses 1 - 3): Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.”

The news about the existence of spiritual cities around Earth is prior to Spiritism itself. Swedenborg, who lived in the 18^th century, one hundred years before the advent of the Spiritist Doctrine, frequently saw scenes of the spiritual world and the disincarnated beings he knew in life, and was the first one to describe them. According to his accounts, there are temples, houses, schools and palaces in the spiritual cities, just like the earthly ones.

Before the publication of André Luiz’s books, the ones which refer to the existence of countless spiritual colonies, many authors had already talked about it, as we can see in books such as “Life in Another World”, by Cairbar Schutel, “Life Beyond the Veil”, by Rev. G. Vale Owen, and “On the Edge of the Ethereal”, by J. Arthur Findlay, besides “History of Spiritism”, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

The most accurate information about this, however, came with the books “Our Home”, by André Luiz, and “New Dawn”, by Cairbar Schutel (Spirit).

The spiritual colony “Nosso Lar”, located near Rio de Janeiro, is well-known by Brazilian Spiritist. Settled by disincarnating Portuguese in Brazil in the 16^th century, its building required huge and exhaustive fight and, according to André Luiz, the first works were not encouraging, even for the stronger Spirits. Where today we find noble and sensible vibrations, fine buildings, were before mixed with primitive forestry and childish constructions from their basic minds.

Rumors have it that the settlers of “Nosso Lar” started their efforts in the square where is nowadays located the Governor’s palace, a building with towers touching the sky, which is a converging point of six ministries.

“Nosso Lar” neighbor, "Alvorada Nova" was settled way before and served as an inspiration for "Nosso Lar". Located, as the colony “Nosso Lar”, in the Umbral region, “Alvorada Nova” is near Santos. According to the book “New Dawn”, which describes it, is one of the oldest spiritual cities in the world, and before Brazil was discovered it was already up and running.