This article analyzes the structuring of the formal educational system in the city of Cabo Frio throughout the 20th century with emphasis on the period between the 1950s and 1970s when two new educational proposals were implemented in the city: the Praianas Schools, implemented by the Amaral Peixoto government, and the 20 de Julho School implemented by Álcalis in the early 1960s. This period coincides with the increase in productivity of salt mines, the “salt boom” and with the moment of greater organization on the part of workers in the salt production chain who fought for their rights, including access to formal education. The experience lived by those workers, analyzed in perspective with the increase in the number of places in schools and with the new educational projects proposed, brings a series of elements that contribute to thinking about ways to teach Regional History today.
