The purpose of this article is to summarize the cultural policies during the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2010). Some contemporary parameters of democratic and participatory cultural policy began to be put into practice in Brazil during this period. It will initially be presented a rapid reconstitution of cultural policies in Brazil, with special emphasis on the period after the establishment of the Ministry of Culture (1985), followed by an analysis of the Ministers Gilberto Gil and Juca Ferreira managements.
Cultural policies; Lula Administration; Ministry of Culture