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Brazil

In: Comparative Sport Development

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  • Ana Cláudia Couto

    (UFMG)

  • Mauricio Couto

    (CEFET MG)

  • Cláudio Boschi

    (CREF 6-MG)

  • Kátia Lemos

    (UFMG)

Abstract

Brazil adopted a sports policy in the early days of the Republic. The Ministry of Sports is responsible for the constitution of the national sports policy. Given the current legislation, Law 9615/1998, there are many aspects to sport, sport education, high-performance sport, and commercial sport participation. High-performance sport is promoted through social inclusion campaigns, and sports policy is implemented by the Secretariats. Sport is financed primarily by the lottery and by the Athlete Scholarship program. Informal physical activities in Brazil today include walking and street running. The Atlas of Sport in Brazil identifies the 10 most popular sports today which are soccer, volleyball, table tennis, swimming, futsal, capoeira, skateboarding, surfing, judo, and athletics. Although still controversial and contradictory, some progress has been made in the area of sport development, but the results are not yet satisfactory.

Suggested Citation

  • Ana Cláudia Couto & Mauricio Couto & Cláudio Boschi & Kátia Lemos, 2013. "Brazil," Sports Economics, Management, and Policy, in: Kirstin Hallmann & Karen Petry (ed.), Comparative Sport Development, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 301-310, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:semchp:978-1-4614-8905-4_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8905-4_22
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