Petrographic, petrochemical and microstructural data were used in the study of the metamorphism. In keeping with the work's scalé, the data .are regionally consistent. The metamorphism acted on sedimentary parent rocks, chemically similar to shales and greywacke admixtures. Relict sedimentary structures point to a sedimentary origin. The mineral assembrages distribution in Baixo Araguaia Group shows, from west to east, a regional metamorphic zoning with sericite, chlorite and biotite. Around megastructures (with supposed basement nucleus) a garnet zone has been recognized. The baric type is medium-pressure and corraspodds to Northern Appalachians and Scottish Highlands. Metamorphism and tectonic events are correlativa. The intensity of metamorphism, correspondingly to staurolite and kyanite crystallization, outlasts the deformation F2. The cooling of the meta sedimentary sequence brought out the biotite and muscovite crystallization. The metamorphism is referable to a polyphase cycle. The final manifestations .of the metamorphism belong to the Brasiliano Cycle.
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