 He served in the missions in the Amazonian Forest in Brazil from March 1868 until 1880 at the behest of Pope Pius IX who commissioned the Franciscan-led mission.He departed from Sardinia on 13 January 1868 and arrived first in Rio de Janeiro in March.Together with other brothers in the mission he preached the Gospel to thirteen villages and dedicated himself to the improvement of the health and the wellbeing of the Brazilian people as well as to the improvement of culture in the region; he also baptized converts to the faith.