Capoeira in the parades of the blocos de embalo
Por Juliana Pereira & Matthias Röhrig Assunção. The blocos de embalo are carnival associations that do not compete in Rio de Janeiro’s official parade of…
Capoeira and Politics – Contemporary Capoeira
By Carlos Eugênio Líbano Soares. The party of order and disorder: capoeiras and the political struggle at the imperial court of Rio de Janeiro 1870-1890…
Capoeira parading for the Samba Schools
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Both Carnival and capoeira have a long history in Rio de Janeiro; this includes a number of quite different periods, since…
Capoeira on the radio: André Lacé at Roquette Pinto
In 1963 André Lacé created the first radio programme dedicated exclusively to capoeira – Rinha de Capoeira, broadcast on Rádio Roquette Pinto. By Matthias Röhrig…