Teaching of Arts in Brazil: Theories and Practicess in Brazil: Theories and Practices

Abstract

Defining art is a complex task because its understanding comes from the personal perceptions of who defines it. Thus, conceptualizing it presupposes access to a multiplicity of meanings that written language attributes to them. It is from this perspective that we propose to delineate the development of arts education in Brazil from its perceptionas a simple occupational activity to its assumption as a mandatory school subject. The final reflections, based on the legal framework and in the real context where the teaching of arts takes effect, lead us to what we believe to be the role of the arts in the education and particularly in the (and for) the lives of individuals.