摘要:We seek to analyze the context of inclusion of capoeira in the public schools, undertakingtwo strands of analysis: the first related to the official context and the second strand ofanalysis, from observations on the meanings of capoeira classes to participants of thereality. The work was based on clipping of the dissertation defended in PPGEF/UFSC in2011. We note the conflicting relationship between capoeira and Physical Education asa discipline that links it to the school. We found that this insertion is under construction,where initiatives of some teachers seem to help the legitimacy of this insertion.