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  1. Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe (j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks.
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    Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed in the 16th century by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of self-defense disguised as dance. Today, it’s a cultural icon of Brazil and is practiced worldwide.
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    Capoeira is a combination of martial arts, sport and popular culture that developed in Brazil, by African slaves and Brazilian natives, starting in the 16th century. It was made to give slaves a chance to escape and to survive. Capoeira was illegal in Brazil until the 1930s.
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    Capoeira is an Afrobrazilian ritual consisting of an improvised dance-fight between two individuals surrounded by a group of people who are singing and playing instruments. People often describe capoeira as a dance, a fight, or a game, but what makes this artistic modality so amazing is that it is all three wrapped in one.
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    Capoeira is a Brazilian art form which combines fight, dance, rhythm and movement. Capoeira is a dialog between players - a conversation through movement which can take on many shades of meaning.
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    Capoeira Regional began to take form in the 1920s, when Mestre Bimba met his future student, José Cisnando Lima. Both believed that capoeira was losing its martial side and concluded there was a need to re-strengthen and structure it. Bimba created his sequências de ensino (teaching combinations) and created capoeira's first teaching method.
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    In the tradition of Ciriaco, Sinhozinho, Bimba, and Arthur Emídio, contemporary capoeira fighters have expanded their training by incorporating various martial arts disciplines, including ju-jitsu, boxing, and taekwondo.
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    Capoeira has been practiced among black Brazilians for centuries. The date of its creation is unknown, but it was first mentioned in a judicial document under the name C apoeiragem in 1789, as "the gravest of crimes". In the 19th century, a street fighting style called capoeira carioca was developed.
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    Almeida, Bira "Mestre Acordeon" (1986). Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books. ISBN 978-0-938190-30-1. Downey, Greg (2005). Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195176988. Mason, Paul H. (2013). "Intracultural and Intercultural Dynamics of Capoeira" (PDF).
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    Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks. It emphasizes flowing movements rather than fixed stances; the ginga, a rocking … See more

    In the past, many participants used the name angola or the term brincar de angola ("playing angola") for this art. In police documents, capoeira was known as capoeiragem, with a practitioner being called capoeira. … See more

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    Through most of its history in Brazil, capoeira commonly featured weapons and weapon training, given its street fighting nature. Capoeiristas … See more

    Music is integral to capoeira. It sets the tempo and style of game that is to be played within the roda. Typically the music is formed by instruments and singing. Rhythms ( See more

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    Well, there is one thing that nobody doubts: the ones to teach capoeira to us were the negro slaves that were brought from Angola. — Mestre Pastinha
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    Capoeira is a fast and versatile martial art that is historically focused on fighting when outnumbered or at a technological disadvantage. The … See more

    In Bantu culture, the Nkhumbi term ochimama encapsulates the overlapping meanings of game, dance, and tradition. This overlap is also found in Afro-Brazilian folklore, where … See more

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    The capoeirista resorts to an endless number of tricks to confuse and distract his opponent. He pretends to step back but he returns … See more

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