The low-income population represent over than a half of the population, a proportion that represents more than 100 million consumers around the country. These consumers, who are increasing their potential consumption over the years, began to attract the attention of smalls and larges companies from the mid-1990s. Prahalad (2005) highlights the relevance of this large segment of consumers and the necessity to approach them with an innovative vision. In this way, companies must take opportunities resulting from suitable strategic positions for a huge number of low-income consumers eager to buy products with good quality and compatible prices with their purchasing power. In particular, the theme of leisure for these groups has been little studied. In general, until recently, the access possibility of leisure by the low income population in Brazil was restricted by lack of space and resources. This study, with an exploratory character, investigated the behavior of this group of consumers related to the leisure theme: the choices that they have access, their preferences, the reasons for their choices, as well as the meaning of leisure activities. For this, there was a selection of a low income community in the south zone in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The interviews were divided in two parts, first carried out semi-structured interviews with community leaders. In the second step, was chose a semi-structured questionnaire for youths and teenagers of the community between 15 to 25. The sample had a total of 86 (eighty six) respondents. The information obtained in the second stage of the study were analyzed, seeking to understand and describe the level of importance given by the youth and teenagers to leisure and analyze the perceptions of this group of consumers in relation to the practice of leisure. It was found that these consumers understand and recognize the leisure as something important in their lives. According to the findings of this study, leisure approaches itself from very important questions for the social welfare, such as quality of life, incentives to practice physical activities, and culture appreciation, but is not necessarily recognized as a product to be consumed.