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 parades of the blocos de embalo
In Rio de Janeiro, the most popular street carnival blocos de embalo in the second half of the 20th century were Cacique de Ramos and…
Benguela and Brazil
By Mariana P. Candido. Histories that problematise colonialism. Benguela. Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino. The Angolan city of Benguela, also known as Ombaka in Umbundu, is the…
Capoeira and Politics – Contemporary Capoeira
By Carlos Eugênio Líbano Soares. The party of order and disorder: capoeiras and politics at the imperial court of Rio de Janeiro 1870-1890. The participation…
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…
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 special competition of the Festival Galo já cantou organised by…
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 played an important role in the transmission of the fundamentals,…
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…
The Lavradio Roda
According to Master Célio Gomes, the energy of the capoeira masters of old is present when the berimbaus sound at the Lavradio roda. By Matthias…
The Lapa district, a stronghold of rogues and bohemians
Urban transformations in Rio de Janeiro contributed to the Lapa district emerging as a hub of bohemian social life. There, capoeira is part of the…