本文以原始葡文及英文資料，敘述自葡萄牙殖民以降，至軍政時期巴西小劇場運動的終結，分為數個時期，將巴西劇場的演變詳細陳述，並探討近代世界知名的被壓迫者劇場創始者Augusto Boal 在巴西近代劇場史的立足點與重要性。

This thesis adapts references in both Portuguese and English. It aims to provide a full description of the Little Theater Movement of Brazil. The story is laid out in a historical order which starts from the period of Portugal’s colonies and ends at the period of the authoritarian military dictatorship which ruled Brazil. This article also addresses Augusto Boal, the founder of Theater of the Oppressed. It looks especially at his important role and influences on modern theater history in Brazil.