Physical education at the Brazilian Education Association: modern practices of body education in Rio de Janeiro city from 1928 to 1935

Abstract Aim: This research aimed to understand how Associação Brasileira de Educação (ABE – Brazilian Education Association) constituted visibility strategies for “body education” in Rio de Janeiro city. Method: As for methodology, we conducted documentary research whose primary sources were reports and minutes of ABE, newspapers, magazines, and books. Results: Our time framework was between 1928 and 1935, a period when ABE organized festivities called “Education Weeks” whose target group was students of Rio de Janeiro schools and their parents. Conclusion: It concluded that...