THE NATIONAL TORCH RELAY IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY (1938-1947): study on the sports clubs participation

Authors

  • Luís Henrique Rolim PUCRS
  • Janice Zarpellon Mazo PPGCMH/ESEF/UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.5704

Keywords:

Sports clubs. Running. History.

Abstract

This study aims to understand the porto-alegrenses sports clubs participation in the invention of the 'National Torch Relay' (NTR) in Porto Alegre city (RS – Brazil) in the period from 1938 to 1947. Printed and oral sources were used in it. Porto-alegrenses sports clubs, in the figure of their athletes and sports leaders, helped to invent and set the NTR in Porto Alegre city. Moreover, the sports clubs constructed representations of the Brazilian national identity through the NTR.

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Author Biographies

Luís Henrique Rolim, PUCRS

Mestre em Ciências do Movimento Humano (ESEF/UFRGS). Professor do Grupo de Pesquisa em Estudos Olímpicos da PUCRS (FEFID/PUCRS)

Janice Zarpellon Mazo, PPGCMH/ESEF/UFRGS

Doutora em Educação Física Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano (ESEF/UFRGS)
Pôster da Corrida do Fogo Simbólico em 1940

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Published

2010-01-06

How to Cite

ROLIM, L. H.; MAZO, J. Z. THE NATIONAL TORCH RELAY IN PORTO ALEGRE CITY (1938-1947): study on the sports clubs participation. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 4, p. 11–33, 2010. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.5704. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/5704. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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