Abstract
This is an introduction to the book that is the result of long-term academic cooperation, beginning in 2011, between two universities in the Czech Republic and Brazil - between the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University (UK FTVS) situated in Prague, and the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS ESEFID) situated in Porto Alegre. The main aim of the book is to introduce central themes and selected issues from the study of movement culture, that characterise and represent the research specialisms of both Faculties.
So the book presents a set of research topics from each Faculty in the areas of philosophy, history, anthropology and the social sciences applied to sport. The book has 13 chapters - 6 chapters from academics fromUK FTVS, and 7 chapters from academics from UFRGS ESEFID, which are all introduced in this section.