Esse artigo estuda as orientacoes valorativas e avaliativas de cidadaos venezuelanos e esta baseado no fato de que a imagem da Venezuela como paraiso da democracia latino-americana ficou seriamente afetada com as duas tentativas de Golpe Militar em 1992 que, embora frustradas, mobilizaram um consideravel apoio da populacao. Abstract This article is a study of evaluative and value orientations of Venezuelan citizens. It's based on the fact that Venezuela's image as a heaven of democracy in Latin America was seriously damaged in 1992 when two military coup d'etat attempts were frustrated, but their leaders were able to mobilize considerable public support.Keywords: political culture, democracy, value orientations, evaluative orientations