SLIDING TOWARDS PROGRESS: SKATING IN SAO PAULO (1877-1912)

From the 1870s on, Sao Paulo experienced changes that gave it new dynamics, triggering initiatives related to ideas of civilization and progress. Better organization of public entertainment was part of that scenario. This study aims to discuss the first experiences of skating organized in Sao Paulo between 1877, when the first skating rink was created, and 1912, a well-structured establishment was open and marked the definitive conformation of the practice in the city. The main source of the study was newspaper A Provincia de Sao Paulo/O Estado de S. Paulo.