The present work analyses the involvement of young people from Cidade de Deus with cultural production and its influence on the relations established between the cultural production and their education. Twenty people took part in this research; their ages range from 12 - 22 years old and they are Junior High and High School students. All participants are member of cultural production groups at Cidade de Deus. The research had an approach based on qualitative data and consisted of interviews and observations at the institutions those young people developed their work. The interviews and observations lasted three months, from July - September, 2013. The software Atlas/ti was used in order to analyze the content of the interviews. The works of Marília Sposito and Juarez Dayrell served as the theoretical basis of the following research. The results obtained point out that young people have relevant gains when they are involved in cultural production. They have the opportunity to develop their personal skills and to become aware and familiar with the aspects of culture which are historically legitimated. Moreover, the students understand that the experience in the cultural production helps them in their learning process and their experience at school; however, they are not deeply aware of the occurring relation between the cultural production and the subjects they learn at school. The common ground found in the work is the desire of the participants to find a job in the cultural production field. They also believe that formal education, to the level of undergraduate and graduate courses, is the path they must walk in order to achieve their goal.