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11th May 2020
1st Republic, General, Old Malandros, Rio de Janeiro

Seven Crowns

By Rômulo Costa Mattos. The construction of the memory about Sete Coroas, the most famous “criminal” of the First Republic At the beginning of the…

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7th May 2020
Biography, General, Women in capoeira

There are women in the roda: Female empowerment in capoeira

By Letícia Vidor de Sousa Reis. Introduction We live in a country where violence against women is naturalised. Blaming women for the violence of others…

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16th April 2020
Capoeira groups, General

Muzenza Group

By Geisimara Matos & Matthias Röhrig Assunção. “Netos da Muzenza” because his students were, in the genealogy of capoeira, grandchildren of the founders of Muzenza…

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3rd April 2020
General, Society and culture

Capoeira on the radio: André Lacé at Roquette Pinto

In 1963 André Lacé created the first radio programme dedicated exclusively to capoeira – Rinha de Capoeira, broadcast on Rádio Roquette Pinto. By Matthias Röhrig…

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12th March 2020
Capoeira groups, General

The Senzala Group and the capoeira safeguard

By Mestre Gato (Fernando Campelo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque). The Capoeira Circle and the Capoeira Masters Craft The Roda de Capoeira and the Capoeira Masters Craft…

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4th March 2020
General, Old Malandros

Master Leopoldina – part 3

By Nestor Capoeira. The disciple I met Leopoldina in 1965, at the age of 18. He was 31 and, and despite being in great shape,…

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12th February 2020
General, Globalization, XXI Century

Where did we go, huh!

By Julio Cesar de Tavares. Who would have been able to imagine, a century ago, that today, capoeira would be out and about in the…

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2nd February 2020
General, Old Malandros

Madame Satan

Madame Satã is a singular character in the capoeira universe of Rio de Janeiro. He represents, better than anyone else, the capoeiragem of the old…

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9th December 2019
General, Old Malandros

Master Leopoldina – part 2

By Nestor Capoeira. Master Quinzinho (approx.1925-1950) was a dreaded and well-known young outcast in his day. Drauzio Varela, the doctor from the Carandiru Penitentiary who…

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11th November 2019
General, Old Malandros

Master Leopoldina – Part 1

By Nestor Capoeira. Mestre Leopoldina, joyous on a parade day at the Rio de Janeiro Sambadrome. Photo Collection André Lacé. I was in my first…

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