This will be a debate where we will deepen the role of the circus and the social work that some projects related to this language exercised and/or continue to engage in their territories. As a starting point for this discussion, we will focus on three examples of projects where the circus had a leading role in the social development of communities. The projects Crescer e Viver (Rio de Janeiro / Brazil), represented by Vinicius Daumas; CircusLab (Viseu / Portugal), represented by Giacomo Scalisi; Circriolo (Cidade da Praia / Cape Verde), represented by Jorge Rui Martins.