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21st February 2025
General, Bahia, Capoeira in Rio de janeiro

Mestre Pastinha: the written mischiefs of a capoeira-author

By Mauricio Acuña Mestre Pastinha: the written mischiefs of a capoeira-author uses excerpts from the chapter “Quando as letras fazem, mizerer: práticas de escrita na…

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4th January 2025
General, Black Atlantic, Brazilian Empire, Other martial arts

The origins of savate, chausson and French boxing (1798-1842)

Savate, “chausson”, sailors and the sea in the development of French boxing, 1798-1875 By Jean-François Loudcher Savate, as a duel of kicks and punches, originated…

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Alunos de Mestre Roque Students of Mestre Roque
8th December 2024
Biography, Capoeira in Rio de janeiro, General, Groups

Students of Mestre Roque

“Students of Mestre Roque” is the most recent documentary produced for Capoeirahistory. By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Mestre Roque was among the first Bahian capoeiras to…

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Fórum Global de Artes Marciais 2024 (Chungju, Coreia do Sul, 7 a 9/10/24) 2024 Global Martial Arts Forum
1st November 2024
General, Globalization, Other martial arts

2024 Global Martial Arts Forum

2024 Global Martial Arts Forum (Chungju, South Korea, 10/7-9/24) Wrap up in the Closing Ceremony by Minyeong Kim Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and martial…

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Brasiliana Destaque
22nd October 2024
Era Vargas e Populismo (1930-64), General, Globalization, Groups, Society

Brasiliana: Black Culture on Stage

Brasiliana: Black Culture on Stage (1949-73) By Juliana Pereira e Matthias Röhrig Assunção The Brazilian Folk Theatre (TFB) debuted in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro.…

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The Gift Cover Destaque
17th October 2024
General, Africa, Colonial period, Slavery

Prestigious gifts in the slave trade

Prestigious gifts in the era of the trade in enslaved Africans By Ana Lucia Araujo. The exchange of gifts has been part of social protocol…

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Rina Con Palos Garrote Destaque
27th September 2024
Caribe, General, Other martial arts

Garrote in Barquisimeto, Venezuela – part 2

By Michael J. Ryan. In this series on Venezuelan Garrote, Part One provided a brief overview of the multiple ways traditional stick, machete, and knife…

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Augustus Earle: um artista global no Rio de Janeiro Augustus Earle's Negroes fighting, Brazils
13th June 2024
Biography, Capoeira places, General, Iconography, Rio de Janeiro, Society

Augustus Earle’s Negroes fighting, Brazils

Augustus Earle’s Negroes fighting, Brazils By Sarah Thomas. Excerpt adapted from chapter 6, from the book Witnessing Slavery: Art and Travel in the Age of…

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Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: Uma história provisória do garrote – parte 1 Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1
16th May 2024
Caribe, General, Other martial arts

Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1

Ah Mundo Barquisimeto: A Provisional History of Garrote – part 1 By Michael J. Ryan What is Garrote? Swinging a hardwood stick at somebody was…

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Destaque
5th April 2024
Africa, Anthropology, General, Historiography

Between ubuntu and milonga: the Bantu legacy in Brazil

By Stefania Capone. The Ubuntu philosophy is seen as a model of ethical behaviour by some capoeira groups. Anthropologist Stefania Capone, a specialist in African-based…

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