With this article we will try to understand how the inhabitants of the municipality of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, were inserted in a certain way in the process of modernization and urbanization by analyzing the post-mortem inventories from 1870 to 1920. This type of source provides us with clues for economic and social studies, and based on the inventory documentation, we will examine the local wealth structure through its assets, and we will be able to compare it with other municipalities. We will also discuss the ranges of wealth, which allows us to understand each one of them and their insertion in the society of Pouso Alegre.