Frede Abreu
By Maria Luísa Pimenta Neves. Frederico José de Abreu (1946-2013), known in capoeira circles as Frede Abreu, was a native of Bahia who discovered and…
In the “hippie era”: the rediscovery of capoeira in Pará in the 1970s
By Luiz Augusto Pinheiro Leal and Fabio Araújo Fernandes. The history of capoeira has for a long time been marred with myths. The most dangerous,…
The Penha Roda
In the 1970s, the Penha roda—which originally took place only during the month of the Penha festival (October–November)—established itself as one of Rio de Janeiro’s…