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'''''Nosso Lar: Life in the Spirit World''''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''Nosso Lar'''''), also known as '''''Astral City''''', is a novel by the Brazilian [[Spiritism|spiritist]] [[mediumship|medium]] [[Chico Xavier|Francisco Cândido Xavier]]. First published in 1944,<ref>http://www.febeditora.com.br/departamentos/nosso-lar/. Retrieved at 2017-06-05</ref> it tells the story of André Luiz, a prominent doctor who lived in the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]]. After dying, André Luiz finds himself neither in [[Heaven]] nor [[Hell]], depicted in the teachings he had received during his [[Catholic]] upbringing, but rather in the so-called [[:wikt:umbral|umbral]], a region where less-than-perfect souls face the consequences of their infelicitous actions while alive. After a while, He is able to perceive the presence of Clarêncio, a friendly spirit who had been trying to help him all along during his time in ''umbral''. Clarêncio then takes him to Nosso Lar, a spirit colony, or astral city, where André becomes acquainted with the intricacies of [[afterlife]] and [[reincarnation]]. The novel was adapted into the films 2010 film ''[[Astral City: A Spiritual Journey]]'' (2010) and ''[[Nosso Lar 2: Os Mensageiros]]'' (2024)