This article discusses some aspects identified in two research reportson the development ofcurricular proposals, built in different moments, before and after the Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais production. The article relates the aspects identified to thecriticism about this document and emphasizes the fact that the Parâmetros have been a guide to produce most of recent curriculum proposals. The research reportsshow continuity in the following aspects: the few references about diversity and cultural plurality; the theoretical focus on the construtivism; the option around the formative evaluation and the centrality of the disciplines on the curriculum organization. The changes in the contexts of production of the proposals can explain the transformations in the content (tone) of these documents.
Curriculum; curriculum planning; parâmetros curriculares nacionais