The imprisonment of capoeiras on Ilha Grande
By Myrian Sepúlveda dos Santos and Gabriel da Silva Vidal Cid. Background The history of the Dois Rios Correctional Colony, established in 1894 on the…
The Penha Roda
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. The Penha festival has been celebrated around the Nossa Senhora da Penha church since colonial times. The first chapel was erected on…
Classic sources of capoeira history: Plácido de Abreu, 1886
The Portuguese writer and poet Plácido de Abreu published the novel Os capoeiras in 1886. Its introduction entitled “Two Words” represents a fundamental reference for…