Capoeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuˈe(j)ɾɐ]) is a 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...

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...

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

Capoeira music is the traditional musical accompaniment used in Afro-Brazilian art capoeira, featuring instruments like berimbau, pandeiro, atabaque,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

"Amore e capoeira" (lit. 'Love and capoeira') is a 2018 song by musical duo Takagi & Ketra, with featured vocals by Italian singer Giusy Ferreri and Sean...

themselves or others. Capoeira, Nestor (2007). The Little Capoeira Book. Blue Snake Books. ISBN 9781583941980. Capoeira, Nestor (2002). Capoeira: Roots of the...

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 Federation (WCF) is an international non-profit organisation whose main mission is to implement the systems and standards of sport capoeira with...

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

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...

In the Brazilian martial art capoeira, the title mestre designates the master practitioner. Manuel dos Reis Machado, also known as Mestre Bimba, is credited...

type instrument that stands out during a capoeira performance. It is used to complement the rhythm of a capoeira match and can be heard in many variations...

February 9, 1950, in Ilha de Maré in Salvador, Brazil) is a master of capoeira. He lives in Salvador, Bahia, teaching at a public school and overseeing...

Israeli trainer Ido Portal, it is a mixed technique drawing primarily from Capoeira. The Ido Portal method is based on the concept of self-dominance. The practitioners...

capoeira. It is a very quick 360° spin kick delivered with the outside edge of the kicking foot. Meia lua de costas is a traditional kick of capoeira...

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...

judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, luta livre, Muay Thai and capoeira. An early high-profile mixed bout was Kimura vs. Gracie in 1951. In mid-20th...

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...

art of capoeira, noted for its acrobatic movements and kicks, has often been featured in and influenced popular culture. Capoeira and capoeira mestres...

from capoeira, while the other side denies this. Capoeira is hundreds of years older than breaking, and uprock is similar in purpose to capoeira in that...

of several African and Afro-Brazilian dance art forms, such as engolo, capoeira, maculelê and samba de roda. By extension, the whole event may be called...

Dacascos. It is considered to be the only Hollywood film that showcases capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, from beginning to end. Former Green Beret...

circle accompanied by music and singing. It is known as the forerunner of capoeira. Engolo has been played in Africa for centuries, specifically along the...

appearance in the annual Brazilian Carnivals. Capoeira is usually played with its own music referred to as capoeira music, which is usually considered to be...