<b>School physical education and military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985): historical balance and news perspectives</b> - doi: 10.4025/reveducfis.v23i3.15221

Abstract

This study aims to critically analyze some functions assigned to the School Physical Education during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Some books considered relevant by the academic context of Physical Education stated that the programs of Physical Education in school were under the submission of dictatorial government interests. Based on this statement, Physical Education in school would be organized to increase work capacity, to develop competitive athletes and also to use the sport as a politic strategy. However, these historiography versions present limits that could be contested when considering empiric data. It was verified that teachers had an active engage in public policies regarding Physical Education in school and also worked with heterogeneous pedagogical practices, which were not necessarily linked to the military government’s interests. It is concluded that this object of study might be considered in a deeper and more complex perspective.