摘要：This paper analyzes the processes of implementation of circus practices in initial training in Physical Education at higher education institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The document analysis of the political-pedagogic projects of the institutions and programs of disciplines related to the subject of circus were interwoven to narrative interviews with teachers, managers and students. The processes investigated were found to be based on intense stories of mobilizations and clashes, on research trajectories seeking to build solid knowledge beyond the limits imposed by institutional times and spaces.
