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Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian
martial art and game that
includes elements of dance, acrobatics,
music and spirituality...
- The
history of
capoeira explores the
origins and
development of
capoeira, a
Brazilian martial art and game that
combines dance, acrobatics, fighting,...
- The list of
capoeira techniques includes kicks, headbutts, evasions,
acrobatics and more. In
capoeira, the main
emphasis is
normally placed on the interaction...
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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...
- from
gingar - to sway) is the
fundamental footwork (or
dancing move) of
capoeira. It is a
sidestep that can be a
prance or a
shuffle and it sets the rhythm...
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Capoeira carioca was a
street fighting version of
capoeira that
existed in Rio de
Janeiro during the 19th century. In
capoeira carioca, all
available means...
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Capoeira music is the
traditional musical accompaniment used in Afro-Brazilian art
capoeira,
featuring instruments like berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque,...
- da Arte-
Capoeira (ABADÁ-
Capoeira), in
English translated as "The
Brazilian ****ociation for the
Support and
Development of the Art of
Capoeira", is a nonprofit...
- In
capoeira, escorpião (scorpion),
originally known as rabo de
arraia (stingray tail), is a
distinct inverted kick over the head,
resembling the stingray's...
- was a
mestre of the Afro-Brazilian
martial art
capoeira and a
codifier of the
traditional capoeira Angola style.
Mestre Pastinha was a
brilliant capoeirista...
