The present article focuses the "National Guidelines for High Education" (PCN - Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais) issued by the brazilian government as part of its educational agenda during the 90's. The author firstly analyses the history of high education in Brazil, aiming to understand the reformation proposed by the government, and secondly, he discusses its limitations in regard to the History teaching and to the teachers' formation.
High education; History teaching; Teacher's formation