A Capoeira como conteúdo da Educação Física escolar

Abstract

Starting from the realization that capoeira is black resistance of fruit in Brazil and July 15, 2008 was officially recognized as Brazilian cultural heritage by the Advisory Council of IPHAN (Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage), it is essential to bring academic space Physical Education course to experience this manifestation of popular culture. This event fulfills the role of developing physical culture, being understood here Culture with a well constructed historically by individuals in society and the individual body as seen in its entirety. Thus, capoeira enables rescue the history of our people and contributes to the development of the individual in its entirety. And, according to the Authors Collective (1992), capoeira is considered as one of Physical Education of the content that has a significant contribution to the body culture. It is the University provide spaces that allow the scholars and the general public access to the practice of capoeira and its educational potential. The project was developed at the State School Elementary school Hermeto Bermudez Pinto with an eighth grade class.