he study presented here sought to understand the presence of Brazilian educational thought in Portugal in teacher education courses and in the scientific production of educational journals. We adopted documentary research as methodological procedures, analyzing the curricular units of undergraduate and master's degrees in teaching at Portuguese universities, as well as scientific articles published in the period from 2006 to 2019 in periodicals also linked to Portuguese universities. We take as theoretical references the studies of Roger Chartier on circulation and appropriation of cultural models and pedagogical knowledge and the studies of Pierre Bourdieu when discussing the notions of cultural production field and the interpretation processes generated in the relationship with external powers and influences. The results point to the significant presence of Paulo Freire’s bibliographic production and appropriation of his philosophical, sociological and pedagogical conceptions in the Portuguese context.