Master Leopoldina – part 3
By Nestor Capoeira. The disciple I met Leopoldina in 1965, at the age of 18.…
Where did we go, huh!
By Julio Cesar de Tavares. Who would have been able to imagine, a century ago,…
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…
15th of November Square: Did Capoeira in Rio began here?
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Largo do Paço (detail). Engraving by Fredrich Salathé (1793-1858), from the…
Tourinho of Tavares Bastos: birth of a capoeirista
By Katya Wesolowski (Camarão). Manda saltar aí, capoeirista!” Obligingly, Tourinho launched his short, muscular body…
Roda de Caxias, Exhibition by Maria Buzanowski
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Capoeira street rodas are documented in Rio de Janeiro since the…
Teles Roda
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. The Teles Arch O Arco do Teles (detail from Debret, 1830)…