In the present article we present a preliminary investigation on the transnationalization of the Brazilian Kardecism to foreign countries. From the examination of historical elements, such as the role performed by the Brazilian Spiritist Federation and the actions of the leader and medium Divaldo Franco in the exportation of a "made in Brazil" Spirit tradition, we try to understand the metamorphosis and adaptations endured by this religion in the migration and settlement of Brazilian immigrants in other countries. In this scenery of hegemonic participation of the Brazilian Kardecism in the international organization of the Spirit movement, we discuss: 1) the dissemination of this model to the iberic and latin world, Kardecism's adaptive role; 2) its role as a symbolic organizer of family cosmologies of Brazilian immigrants already settled in the United States and in Europe.
Kardecist Spiritism; transnationalization of Brazilian religions; Divaldo Franco; migration