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Abstract We conducted a mapping and a brief description of the production on the theme "sports mega-events" at the XVIII Brazilian Congress of Sport Science in 2013.  We used as sources the proceedings of the event and the transcripts of the lectures given at the occasion.  We observed that the opening keynote and tables emphasized more issues related to social, economic and cultural aspects of mega-events than issues related to sport itself. In the case of oral communications and posters, the production on the subject was small, considering the number of presentations. We stress the need for greater investment on the part of the body of researchers from the Brazilian College of Sport Science, in order to generate knowledge that can help to construct a sporting legacy for the country, considering that it has hosted and will be hosting sport mega-events.

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