The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, built between the 17th and 18th centuries, is a symbol of the Catholic presence of Portuguese colonizers, marking a significant milestone in the territorial occupation of Brazil.

Protected in 1980 by IPHAEP (the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage of the State of Paraíba), it constitutes a privileged space in the memory of the local population. Its symbolic value is associated with religiosity and the myths that underpin the construction of important aspects of the Potiguara cultural identity, linked to the colonization process in that region. The very location of the building is indicative of the strategies used by foreign religious leaders, likely to establish relationships of power and sociability when they entered Indigenous territory, in their efforts to dominate and "civilize" them.