Mestre Cosmo and his legacy to Piracicaba capoeira
By Letícia Vidor de Sousa Reis. Contemporary capoeira in Piracicaba has as its main representative Claudival da Costa, the late Mestre Cosmo, graduated capoeira master…
Capoeira: The “national art” of São Paulo’s ring
By Filipe Amado. Beginning in 1920, there was a significant change in the way capoeira was referred to in the São Paulo newspapers. Following a…
Capoeira in the streets of São Paulo in the first decades of the 20th century
By Filipe Amado. Today we know that the history of capoeira is not restricted to Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. There is evidence in many…
The Diaspora of Rio de Janeiro’s capoeiras during the First Republic: the case of São Paulo
By Pedro Cunha. When we think of the historical process by which capoeira developed, we often overlook the rich exchanges that took place among people…