Abstract:
This study discusses the historical development of physical education as an area of,
knowledge in the Brazilian reality. It is a literature review research, organized in two
articulated moments. In the first moment, the period of the second empire is taken as
a starting point, where Physical Education becomes a mandatory component in
schools in the municipality of Corte and, from there, the understanding of its
importance unfolds over time until the formulation of the National Education
Guidelines and Bases Law, Law No. 9394/96.
