摘要:This research described as a qualitative and descriptive work presents the scene of Social Circus in the city of Uberlândia/MG (Brazil) through two social projects. The aim was to analyze the vision of six educators of these projects, about the main challenges, potentialities and difficulties in social circus development in Brazilian reality. Results show the relevance of daily living and emotional ties as fundamental elements in building relationships of trust and friendship in the investigated projects. In addition, challenges were identified, like the instruction of educators, the lack of financial investmentand the reduced participation of families in the implemented activities.