Arquitetura social e inclusiva: a importância dos espaços públicos destinados à cultura e ao lazer em cidades de pequeno porte.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze and understand how public spaces in small Brazilian cities occur. To understand the importance of these spaces, there was a need for conceptual and historical search of the terms culture, leisure and public space and how they relate to each other. After distinguishing the concept and history of each term, it was necessary to recognize the actual Brazilian situation in relation to the public space and to understand the reasons that lead the municipalities, through their rulers, not to invest in adequate spaces that are of sum importance for citizens to exercise their right to culture, leisure and sports.