Sport financing in Brazil and Portugal: an analysis on the magnitude of public resources between 2004 and 2020

ABSTRACT

This article aims to analyze the public funding of sport in Brazil and Portugal, from the indicator of magnitude of public resources allocated to the sector between 2004 and 2020, as well as to compare the per capita amounts invested in sport by these countries. It is characterized as a descriptive-analytical research of qualitative approach and exploratory scope, based on a scientific process carried out in three stages: a) exploratory phase; b) field work; and c) analysis and treatment of empirical and documentary material. The countries presented in common a low percentage of the general budget dedicated to sport and short of propositions of collective representations of the sector, in addition to a pattern of spending on sport in the recent period.

Keywords:
Public financing; Sport; Brazil; Portugal