LEISURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRAZIL

Abstract

This theoretical essay aims to reflect on leisure in the light of human rights in Brazil. Therefore, we understand the theoretical essay as a presentation of a reflective and interpretive nature, based on the personal judgment of the researchers themselves, based on the existing scientific literature on the topic addressed. The essay is organized into three interdependent subtopics, namely: Beyond the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Leisure as culture and human rights; and Leisure as a human right: towards emancipation. Leisure, in its deep relationship with culture, is defended here as a fruitful opportunity that goes beyond an encounter with happiness, but a promising exercise of citizenship and social emancipation, together with human rights. These, in turn, should not emphasize the differences, but equalize our humanities.