after the first demonstration in rio, ballet started to find an audience in brazil, but it would take some time for a tradition in this form of art to establish itself in the region - it would be only in the early 20th century that new and bigger performances opened the way for the first national academies to be founded.

arguably, the first of such organizations was the dance school of the national theater in rio de janeiro, which started its activities in 1927 - from this point on, other cities, including são paulo, would create its own ballet schools, helping it spread across the country.

presented by fundaçao armando alvares penteado the study o ballet no brasil e a economia criativa: evoluçao histórica e perspectivas para o século xxi (the ballet in brail and creative economy: historical evolution and prospects for the xxi century) written by giovana galvão puoli discusses the prospects, development, and creative economy of ballet in brazil particularly in the 21st century, with mentions of the influence received by italy, france, the untied states and russia.