In this dissertation, I seek to generate understandings about the migration processes of my family that left São Benedito (Ceará) and came to the favela of Rocinha, between the 1980s and the 1990s. In this autoethnographic study (Ellis; Bochner, 2000) I aim to look at how we evaluate our migration experiences, which can cover from the decision moment of leaving the hometown up to the present date. Specifically, based on the analysis of narratives (Bastos, 2005; Bastos; Biar, 2015; De Fina, 2008), I examine the discursive construction of identities (Moita Lopes, 2001; 2002; 2003; Snow, 2001; Duszak, 2002) and belongings (Krzyżanowski; Wodak, 2008; Angouri et al., 2020) of the participants when it comes to the way we relate to the place of origin and to the place of destination (Souza, 2006), São Benedito and Rocinha, respectively. This is a Contemporary Ap plied Linguistics study (Moita Lopes, 2006) that follows a qualitative-interpretive paradigm of research (Denzin; Lincoln, 2006). For the discursive analysis of the corpus, the tool of text analysis proposed by the Appraisal System was selected (Martin, 2001; Martin; Rose, 2007; White, 2004). The results point to three distinct movements made by the participants. One of my brothers, for example, constructs a strong belonging to his place of origin, São Benedito, while simultaneously constructing a non-belonging and a detachment from Rocinha/Rio de Janeiro. In my sister’s narratives, she still maintains a connection with her place of birth, but does not appear to have created a connection with Rocinha. All the other family members – me, mother, father and brother indicate they feel that they belong to both places, São Benedito and Rocinha.