title: Pediatric Hospital: The Paradigms of Play in Brazil.
abstract: The role of play in Brazilian children's hospitals is highlighted, as well as the perspective of humanization in Brazil. Some aspects of our culture are crucial to understanding the importance of play considering our society. Sabara Children's Hospital ("Hospital Infantil Sabará") in Brazil is used particularly to discuss humanization. To understand the issue of play in Brazil, it is important to discuss hospitals in their social context, their history, current roles in children's care, humanization history and child development, according to the approaches of Piaget and Winnicott that are used in our culture.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Pensi, Funda&#231;&#227;o Jos&#233; Luiz Egydio Set&#250;bal, Av. Ang&#233;lica, 1987, 17o. Andar, 01.227-2000-S&#227;o Paulo/SP, Brazil. limacedo@me.com.
authors.forename: Lino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Macedo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil Sabar&#225;, Funda&#231;&#227;o Jos&#233; Luiz Egydio Set&#250;bal, Av. Ang&#233;lica, 1987, 17o. Andar, 01.227-2000-S&#227;o Paulo/SP, Brazil. glaufaria@live.com.br.
authors.forename: Gláucia Faria
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil Sabar&#225;, Funda&#231;&#227;o Jos&#233; Luiz Egydio Set&#250;bal, Av. Ang&#233;lica, 1987, 17o. Andar, 01.227-2000-S&#227;o Paulo/SP, Brazil. smutarelli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sandra Mutarelli
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Setúbal
keywords: Brazil; Piaget; Winnicott; humanization; pediatric hospital; play; therapeutic toys