Análisis cualitativo de la educación física escolar en España y Brasil: Realidades, similitudes, diferencias y propuestas de mejora

School Physical education is a specific didactic that involves both children and adolescents in regular practice of physical activity; however, it is striking that, despite its innumerable benefits, its provision is being undermined in many countries in the world. It is therefore necessary for governments to act in school curricula. From this need comes the interest to know the current situation of school physical education from different places in the world; being used for this purpose two very different countries, as much in their geographical location as in their culture, as Spain and Brazil. Thus, there are items referring to legislation, teaching hours, teaching, teacher training and complementary sports activities in relation to physical education. The aim of this article was the descriptive and qualitative comparison of the realities, similarities and differences between these countries, as well as the exposition of applicable improvement proposals; highlighting the importance of increasing the number of school hours of physical education.