- form of a narrative.
Capoeiristas sing
about a wide
variety of subjects. Some
songs are
about history or
stories of
famous capoeiristas.
Other songs attempt...
-
famous for and
widely ****ociated with.
Mestre Pastinha recalls that the
capoeiristas during the
prohibition used to
attach a double-edged
sickle to the instrument...
- was one of the prin****l
techniques in
traditional capoeira.
Although capoeiristas generally fight at a
distance with kicks, when they are closer, the knifehand...
- seventies, he
could engage in
acrobatics and
outperform much
younger capoeiristas. He
chose not to
introduce new
kicks in
order to
preserve the original...
- with
keeping the body in
constant motion with
dancelike steps,
making capoeiristas elusive targets for opponents. The
constant triangular footwork makes...
- the cords". The
cords signify the
level of a
capoeirista.
During the
troca de cordas, some
capoeiristas will
receive a new
corda before or
after a game...
- name of João
Francisco dos
Santos (1900–1976), a drag
performer and
capoeirista from Brazil. He was born into a
family of ex-slaves in the
state of Pernambuco...
- to all
capoeiristas,
regardless of
their style.
Mestre Waldemar's roda
became one of the most
important meeting points for
Bahian capoeiristas. Waldemar...
-
cavalry intervened, the
police and the
capoeiristas were out in force. They made
coakroaches out of us
capoeiristas in the
chicken coop, but it was a trap...
-
African Muslims, the
uniform of port
workers in Brazil, the
pants worn by
capoeiristas, or a
shirt sold at a
carnival or
theatrical production to
promote the...
