The claims made in several countries, including Brazil, for right of access to public information makes us aware of a factor that goes beyond the legal scope of the issue. Therefore, this article aims to discuss issues related to the right of access to public information by trying to reflect on the concepts of transparency and access. To theoretically justify the proposed questions, several authors' concepts are used, including Norberto Bobbio. We also used the results of national and international empirical research, which investigates the facility or lack of access to public information. This article concludes that there are latent factors involved in access and transparency when dealing with right to public information, such as the physical, intellectual and communicative dimensions.
Access to information; Communication; Public information