Abstract

BAIA, Anderson Cunha  and  MORENO, Andrea. Brazilian Journal of Physical Education: Modern Swedish Gymnastics in Brazil (1944-1952). Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2020, vol.19, n.3, pp.686-706.  Epub Oct 26, 2020. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v19n3-2020-2.

This study aimed to analyze the circulation of the “Modern Swedish Gymnastics” in the Brazilian Journal of Physical Education, during the period of its existence, 1944-1952. The Swedish gymnastics, created by Pehr Henrik Ling in the early nineteenth century, underwent a reconfiguration in Europe constituting a “Modern Swedish Gymnastics”, which circulated in Brazil. The Brazilian Journal of Physical Education was a communication means through which different subjects dedicated to the teaching of gymnastics pointed to a form of gymnastics that opposed Ling's rigid and monotonous gymnastics. Therefore, a new way to educate the body was possible in Brazil, at a time when Brazilian physical education was discussing about an appropriate method for the field.

Keywords : Physical Education; Modern Swedish Gymnastics; Brazilian Journal of Physical Education.

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