Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is a Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality...
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the capoeira community, leading to new terminology. The terms "capoeira slaves" and "black capoeiras" were replaced with "capoeiras" and "capoeira groups...
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motion shaking, undulating, or rocking." Capoeiras unanimously affirm that the ginga is the first principle of capoeira. The constant, ceaseless movement of...
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Capoeira de Angola (Angolan capoeira) or simply angola is the traditional style of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art. A newer style, based on the...
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only one afternoon "capoeiras committed seven murders in the parish of Santa Anna". The folklorist Mello Moraes describes how capoeiras violently interrupted...
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Capoeira Regional is a style of capoeira created by Bimba's reform of traditional capoeira in the 1930s. Capoeira regional is presented as a Brazilian...
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by Sector 2006 IBGE 2020 "Population 2009 Capoeiras" (PDF). IBGE. p. 32. Retrieved 2015-09-20. "Capoeiras 2007 GDP" (PDF). IBGE. p. 29. Archived from...
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Capoeira music is the traditional musical accompaniment used in Afro-Brazilian art capoeira, featuring instruments like berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque,...
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In capoeira, escorpião (scorpion), originally known as rabo de arraia (stingray tail), is a distinct inverted kick over the head, resembling the stingray's...
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primary weapon while adding efficiency with the blade. Headbutts were the capoeiras' primary technique, as per police records. In one case, when the soldier...
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