Beyond the prescribing methodologies in physical education:The possibility of capoeira as a thematic complex in the curriculum of professional formation.

Abstract

This article aims at critiquing the alienating character of the so-called "prescriptive methodologies" in the field of physical education in Brazil and it presents, as a reference and counterpoint, some aspects from the development of capoeira and the possibility of dealing with this knowledge from the notion of theme complex. KEY-WORDS: education – physical education – capoeira – pedagogical practices – dealing with knowledge.