Prata Preta: an exiled capoeira
By KK Bonates – Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates On 10 November 1904, a series…
Black Shirt
By Antônio Luiz dos Santos Campos (Mestre Boa Alma). Miguel Camisa Preta, a nickname that…
Seven Crowns
By Rômulo Costa Mattos. The construction of the memory about Sete Coroas, the most famous…
Master Leopoldina – part 3
By Nestor Capoeira. The disciple I met Leopoldina in 1965, at the age of 18.…
Madame Satan
Madame Satã is a singular character in the capoeira universe of Rio de Janeiro. He…
Master Leopoldina – part 2
By Nestor Capoeira. Master Quinzinho (approx.1925-1950) was a dreaded and well-known young outcast in his…
Master Leopoldina – Part 1
By Nestor Capoeira. Mestre Leopoldina, joyous on a parade day at the Rio de Janeiro…
Madame, the Satan of Lapa District
By Geisa Rodrigues. Madame Satan, in the Correio da Manhã, 1972. Source: National Archive. In…