Capoeira: a dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among black people in the time of slavery. Wilson Dias/Agência Brasil A dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University Spanish professor says the best way to understand the African-Brazilian influenced Capoeira is by comparing its deceptive elements to what it is not – dance, ...

Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical ...

The film is showing throughout July and August at theaters in the Lev Cinemas chain and other venues around the country. While capoeira, a form of martial arts that incorporates dance, acrobatics, and ...

In a sunny, wood-floored studio space above the shops in Tacoma’s antique row lie the practitioners of a centuries-old cultural art form. At once a style of martial arts, a spiritual practice and a ...

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that was invented by slaves to disguise fighting with dance. Today it’s seen as a beautiful and soulful form of art, and it has caught on all over the world. Dalen ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a beautiful gif of people doing Capoeira. The Brazillian sport was featured as it would have been Mestre Bimba’s 119th birthday today. He was a master practitioner of the ...

Juan Goncalves-Borrega, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Two young men dressed in white kneel on the ground, ready to begin their duel. Eyes lock onto those of his opponent.