The history of capoeira explores the origins and development of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art, that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music...

Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality...

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...

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...

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...

of capoeira. It is a sidestep that can be a prance or a shuffle and it sets the rhythm of the game. The ginga embodies the extraordinary cunning of capoeira...

music plays a crucial role in capoeira roda, setting the style the energy of a game. Music in the context of capoeira is used to create a sacred space...

The list of capoeira techniques includes kicks, headbutts, evasions, acrobatics and more. In capoeira, the main emphasis is normally placed on the interaction...

(2002). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7146-8086-6. Capoeira, Nestor (2002). Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game...

In capoeira, escorpião (scorpion), originally known as rabo de arraia (stingray tail), is a distinct inverted kick over the head, resembling the stingray's...

Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art is a book by Matthias Röhrig Assunção published by Routledge in 2005. The book is known for its...

combines elements of combat and dance, performed in a circle accompanied by music and singing. It is known as the forerunner of capoeira. Engolo has been...

Review. 3 (2): 43–57. ISSN 0024-7413. JSTOR 3512882. Capoeira, Nestor (2002). Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 978-1-58394-637-4...

as Mestre Pastinha, was a mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and a codifier of the traditional capoeira Angola style. Mestre Pastinha was...

Afro-Brazilian art capoeira. Until the mid-20th century, it was used almost exclusively within the black community, but after the popularization of capoeira, it gain...

J. (2008). Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Art Traditions in the Atlantic World. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-718-4...

da Arte-Capoeira (ABADÁ-Capoeira), in English translated as "The Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira", is a nonprofit...

The History of Hip Hop Dance". DaveyD.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2009. Essien, Aniefre (2008). Capoeira Beyond...

Elcano in 1522. In Brazil, this influence resulted in the development of Capoeira. Some historians use a different periodization, saying that it began...

which participants perform in any of several African and Afro-Brazilian dance art forms, such as engolo, capoeira, maculelê and samba de roda. By extension...

Aú is the capoeira term for a cartwheel. The purpose of the "aú" in capoeira includes mobility, offense and evasion. The aú has similarity to handstand...

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1974), was a Brazilian capoeira mestre and the founder of the capoeira regional style. Bimba was one of the best capoeiristas of his time, undefeated in...

sole of the foot. In some variants, bênção can be done with the heel in the chest. Chapa de frente is one of the few fundamental kicks in capoeira. It...

Talmon-Chvaicer, Maya (2010). The Hidden History of Capoeira: A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance. University of Texas Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780292773585...

acrobatic capoeira dance moves. Cakewalk Set de flo' Patting juba Maculelê (stick dance) Weapon dance Knowles, Mark (2002). Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap...

Bimba, has become the preeminent authority on Capoeira Regional and the history of Capoeira because of his life-time devotion to its study and practice...

foot sweep technique in capoeira, which usually counters high kicks. It is one of the fundamental techniques in traditional capoeira. Rasteiras are quick...

Nascimento Grande was a capoeira fighter from 19th century Recife. He disappeared from public life in the early nineteen hundreds. Capoeira, Nestor (2007). The...

(teachers), and often include accounts of the history of capoeira, or the doings of great mestres. This type of music is played primarily in the Recife...