Brazil
Land:8,547,403km2 Population:146,825,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Capoeira: fighting and dancing, using legs and arms (African influence)
Peteca: a game similar to badminton (South American Indian influence)
Bocchia: the Italian game adapted to rural areas in Southern Brazil.
Besides these three main traditional games there are more than one hundred Traditional Games existing in the country (1977 survey).
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
1) Soccer (30million: non formal version)
2) Aerobics (10million)
3) Walking (3million: estimated number)
4) Volley Ball (2million: estimated number)
5) Swimming and Judo (1million: estimated number)
Source:
1) Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (2001)
2) Health Clubs National Association (1999)
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Soccer
2) Volleyball
3) Swimming
4) Judo
5) Basketball
Source: "Diagnostico Educacao Fisica e Desporto no Brasil", Ministerio da Educacao, 1971, Brasilia.
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil (1988)
Source: Federal Government-Ministry of Tourism and Sport
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
Centro de Esporte Virtual
Address: Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF Brasil
Tel: (55)61.356.10.78
e-mail: laercio@ucb.br
Established in 1997
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
Ministry of Health (Brasilia) conducted "Active population of the country" in 1996.
Note: The Brazilian Ministry of Health put together a diversity of surveys and studies and publishes an estimated number of the physical active population. For scientific circles this procedure is unreliable. The official rate is 33% but this figure is not linked to frequency or type of activity.
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
The last national census on sport clubs was made in 1971. The total number of sport clubs at that time was nearly 40 thousand.
Source: "Diagnostico Educacao Fisica e Desporto no Brasil" , Ministerio da Educacao, 1971, Brasilia.
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Sport for All Network
(SFA Network)
Address: Rua Corcovado 57/302-Rio de Janeiro CEP 22460-050
Tel: (55)21.294.83.52 Fax: (55)21.294.77.25
e-mail: dacosta@ugf.br
1. FOUNDED YEAR
March, 1982
Note: There was a previous organizational structure since 1977 which had been transformed in the SFA network. The old structure worked as clearing house in The theme of SFA.
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Lamartine P. DaCosta
Title: Coordinator
Occupation: Professor at the University
Gama Filho-Rio de Janeiro
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
The Network's fundamental principle is the circulation of information in order to improve the SFA events and their social intervention capability. This kind of organization is very flexible and only need a core principle to start up and to improve continuously its relationships. The second core principle is "coordination through information", with the meaning that giving access to basic information different organizations and individuals are able to make their decisions in coordination with the environment.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:1 Part-time staff:1
Note: The SFA Network is based in voluntary work and contributions from
adherents.
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$300,000 (2001)
Note: The Network will be closing its activities by 2002; so far we do not
have a budget for this year.
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
As a network we deal with information only. But there are today three national SFA campaigns in Brazil and hundreds of local SFA initiatives in municipalities.
1) World Walking Day: a TAFISA world wide program, promoted by Rede Terra(Earth Network) a non-governmental organization, originally dedicated to environmental protection under the direction of Joao Nelson dos Santos.
2) Challenge Day: also a TAFISA international promotion, directed in Brazil by SESC, an institution that was already quoted in this document, under the coordination of Maria Luiza Souza Dias.
3) Agita Sao Paulo (Move Sao Paulo): a campaign of physical exercise for health promotion managed by CELAFISCS, an institution internationally recognized and whose main activity is applied physical activity research, having Victor Matsudo as the main leader.
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
1) School children (Age 6 to 12) : Agita Sao Paulo
2) Adolescents (Age 13 to 16) : Agita Sao Paulo
3) Employees at work-sites : Agita Sao Paulo
4) General people in the community : Agita Sao Paulo and SESC-Challenge Day
5) Aged people : Rede Terra-Walking Day
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Agita Sao Paulo
Type: leadership training
Level: operational level for local or institutional programs (not academic
or professional).
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
SESC-Challenge Day
Rede Terra-Waking Day
CELAFISCS-Agita Sao Paulo (ICSSPE)
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS TAFISA
TAFISA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
1) The oscillation of Federal Government's support to SFA initiatives.
2) The lack of a national policy towards Sport for All.
3) The lack of interest from sport federations facing SFA developments.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Agita Sao Paulo (non governmental)
Address: CELAFISCS, CP 268, Sao Caetano do Sul-SP, CEP 09501-000
Tel / Fax: +55 11 4229 8980
e-mail: celafiscs@celafiscs.com.br
SESC-SP Challenge Day
Address: Av. Paulista 119,10 andar, Sao Paulo-SP, CEP 01311-903
Tel: (55)11.3179.35.61 Fax: (55)11.288.62.06
e-mail: mdias@paulista.sescsp.com.br
Rede Terra-Caminhada Mundial
(Walking Day)
Address: Rua Pedrolandia 15, Horto Florestal, Sao Paulo-SP,CEP 02635-070
Tel/Fax: (55)11.62.31.29.04
e-mail: redeterra@aol.com
