ABSTRACT

Brazilianeducationconsistsofpublicandprivateschoolsystems,organizedin collaborationwiththefederalgovernment,states,municipalities,andFederal District.Theexpressions"statesystems"and"municipalsystems"areusedto refertopublicschoolsofthestatesandmunicipalities,respectively,and"private systems"torefertoprivateschools.Brazilianlawsareidentifiedbylistingthe numberofthelaw,followedbyanup-slash,followedbytheyearinwhichitwas passed.Forexample,Law4024/61isLawnumber4024,enactedin1961.