This article analyze the early periods of institutional organization of the physical education in schools at Goiás, using laws, newspapers, photographs, books of memories, and official reports as resources. Developing a regional history approach, the work states that the years between 1917 and 1929 was very important for starting this process. More specifically, a combination of civil and military, national and regional interests, from inner and outside of Goiás, was the main responsible for this process of social building of physical education in the region.
History; Memory; Sports; Physical education; Goiás
