THIS ESSAY is a study of the movements of migrants. Deprived of their land, culture and forms of relationship with which they were familiar, they seek to find placement in the cities of the state of São Paulo, including Marília. Part of these vagrants placed their hopes and entreaties in Umbanda, albeit not always becoming converts, even if they found in that religion solutions or amendments for their work, health, housing and safety problems. Others attached themselves to the Rural Laborers Union, which provided services, lodging facilities and relative adjustment. There were also those who approached the more open-minded ramifications of the Protestant Church, providing comfort, conversion and mutual aid networks. Testimonies given to the author show the pain, struggle and support these vagrants found in their wanderings.