This dissertation aims to analyze whether, how and what adults living in a favela in Complexo do Alemão, a neighborhood in the North Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, played in the street. The investigation starts from childhood stories narrated by eight subjects, having as a guiding thread the games they played on the street. Some questions guided the research, and to answer them, lenses from the fields of Sociology of Childhood, Philosophy and Anthropology were essential, helping to know and understand what adults tell about their experience with the street, and how this experience affects how they see childhood today. Learning about childhood stories of adults who played in the street, or who are available to watch children who are playing was the option made, conducting interviews through video call tool in WhatsApp application and in person, following distancing protocols. Familiarity criterion led to each of these subjects, and sought to meet plurality among participants. Among other findings, the field shows that adults who play or watch children today know that many games have not been lost nor are left in the past, as it is believed. Just look carefully: where there is a street where children live, adults are invited to update games with them and to not let the street get lost as a space for living together, relating and playing.