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This dissertation aims to understand how the lived experience in Circus School Dom Fernando - ECDF influenced formation of children and adolescents in the Eastern Region of Goiânia identifying the role of this program for graduates of the period 1998-2009. The study was conducted in a qualitative perspective using to achieve the proposed objectives the following methodology: literature review, documentary research and empirical research. We analyzed the landmarks and public policies related to adolescence and youth in Brazil, the evolution of the social circus proposed as an alternative teaching from the perspective of nonformal education, in work with children, adolescents and young subaltern classes. For this feasibility study were interviewed using semi-structured, which we accomplished graduates ECDF enrollments between 1998 and 2009 and remained enrolled and attending at least two years. The research revealed that the ECDF, constitutes a major influence on its graduates, towards social emancipation, but work the importance of working with children and youth using the circus, which is characterized by a simple language but very attractive also motivates them to continue participating. [editor summary]