Based on the Enactive approach, an emergent philosophical perspective in the field of sciences of the mind, this work investigated the cognitive dimension pertinent to Environmental Education (EE) in Brazil. To this end, an analytical and critical reading of the book Mind in Life, by Evan Thompson, was undertaken and, subsequently, concepts were articulated in order to question the cognitive assumptions prevalent in EE in Brazil. In this regard, I selected Brazilian authors who discuss cognition in EE, highlighting their main arguments, aiming to explain the concepts of Enactivism that I found most relevant to the dialogue. I developed an analysis of the overlap between the Brazilian authors and Thompson, indicating approximations and differences. I found that, investigating cognition, the dichotomies human / nature, culture / nature and cognition / emotion, as well as Anthropocentrism, need to be reviewed and overcome in EE. I found in Enactivism a dense and satisfactory theoretical framework for overcoming such obstacles. Finally, I found in Ailton Krenak, philosopher and indigenous writer, a point of view that points in the same direction. Seeking to apply the findings to something more concrete, I reinterpreted the guiding principles in EE in Brazil.