The diffusion of sport practices in public squares of the city Porto Alegre in the 1920's and the improvements carried out in these spaces in order to promote sociability and leisure had favored the invention of sport clubs in those squares. The purpose of this study is to identify how the emergence of the clubs has occurred in public squares of Porto Alegre. Document analysis revealed that the squares' clubs had constructed similar representations to the ones found in sport associations. The organization of teams, the creation of their own statues, the adoption of flammules and the participation in sport events are examples of cultural representations and practices established by the squares' clubs.
Squares anda clubs; history; sport and leisure
