Tia Neiva (born Neiva Chavez Zelaya, 1926–1985) was a Brazilian medium and founder of the mystical community Vale do Amanhecer ( Valley of Dawn ) located near Brasília, Brazil. Early life She was born in Propriá, in the state of Sergipe, in 1926. Until 1959, when she was 33, Neiva Chavez Zelaya was an unremarkable woman and had not manifested any public mediunic tendencies. The only trait that set her apart was the fact that she had become a truck driver after her husband died and left her with four children to raise. Neiva went to Brasília , where she rented one of her two trucks to Novacap, the company that built the new capital. In 1963 she caught a respiratory disease and was interned in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Belo Horizonte  . She got better but began to breathe with only a small area of her lungs until her death in 1985. Legacy The first community founded by Tia Neiva was near the city of Alexânia, Goiás, and was called "União Espiritualista Seta Branca". Seta Branca was the alleged spirit of an Incan who appeared to her and was her mentor. Today he is the central figure of the cult, which includes elements from Christianity, Candomblé, Spiritism, extraterrestrials, and Egyptology. From there she moved to Taguatinga, near Brasília , and in 1969 to the place known today as Vale do Amanhecer in the rural zone of Planaltina, a satellite city of Brasília . A large sect has been built around Neiva, who had incredible powers of organisation and ability to convince the authorities to acquire land and funding. According to the official website today there are 589 temples in Brazil and in other countries like Germany, the United States, Japan, and Portugal. The group's membership is estimated to be at 120,000 according to the Correio Brasiliense .
Tia Neiva (born Neiva Chavez Zelaya, 1926–1985) was a Brazilian medium and founder of the mystical community Vale do Amanhecer ( Dawn Valley) located in the Planaltina, Federal District, Brazil. Early life She was born in Propriá, in the state of Sergipe, in 1926. Until 1959, when she was 33, Neiva Chavez Zelaya was an unremarkable woman and had not manifested any public mediunic tendencies. The only trait that set her apart was the fact that she had become a truck driver after her husband died and left her with four children to raise. Neiva went to Federal District , where she rented one of her two trucks to Novacap, the company that built the new capital. In 1963 she caught a respiratory disease and was interned in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais . She got better but began to breathe with only a small area of her lungs until her death in 1985. Legacy The first community founded by Tia Neiva was in the Alexânia, Goiás, and was called "União Espiritualista Seta Branca". Seta Branca was the alleged spirit of an Incan who appeared to her and was her mentor. Today he is the central figure of the cult, which includes elements from Christianity, Candomblé, Spiritism, extraterrestrials, and Egyptology. From there she moved to Taguatinga, Federal District , and in 1969 to the place known today as Vale do Amanhecer in the rural zone of Planaltina, Federal District . A large sect has been built around Neiva, who had incredible powers of organisation and ability to convince the authorities to acquire land and funding. According to the official website today there are 589 temples in Brazil and in other countries like Germany, the United States, Japan, and Portugal. The group's membership is estimated to be at 120,000 according to the Correio Braziliense .
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