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…
Festival Galo Já Cantou 2021: Mestre Alexandre Batata wins the prize “History of Capoeira in Rio de Janeiro”
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. The award “History of Capoeira in Rio de Janeiro” was a…
The cockerel has crowed! The history of capoeira in Rio de Janeiro in verse and song
By Matthias Röhrig Assuncão. Capoeira songs – ladainha, quadra, louvação or corrido – have always…
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…
The Lavradio Roda
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Mestre Célio during the interview for the project, in January 2020.…
The Lapa district, a stronghold of rogues and bohemians
By Juliana Pereira & Matthias Röhrig Assunção. PUSTKOW, Friedrich. View of Santa Thereza. Rio de…
Prata Preta: an exiled capoeira
By KK Bonates – Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates On 10 November 1904, a series…
Thoughts on Capoeira in Present Time
By Luiz Renato Vieira. Class at the Capoeira project, University of Brasilia (UnB) Since the…
An Old Attack on UK capoeira
Sara Delamont, Cardiff University The UK has a ‘free’ Radio and TV service provided by…
Capoeira parading for the Samba Schools
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Both Carnival and capoeira have a long history in Rio de…