There are many elements that make up a well rounded Capoerista. A wide range of movements, skill in the roda, awareness of the rhythm and style of game, malicía and mandinga, musical and singing ability, understanding of the culture and history of capoeira, to name but a few. The berimbau is central to capoeira. Without […]
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Mestre Kibe Guido Amezola, better known today as Mestre Kibe, first started Capoeira as an insecure young boy, hoping to lose some weight and gain confidence. With many years of hard training and dedication, he overcame all these insecurities, to become an inspirational example for the next generation with a level of Capoeira and repertoire
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Who is Mestre Bolinha? Aparicio do Nascimento, better known in Minas as Bola 7 and throughout Brazil as Bolinha. Mestre Bolinha was one of the first mestres formed by Mestre Suassuna in the group Cordão de Ouro. Today he is a well renowned musician, and lives in Itacaré (state of Bahia) where he has a
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Authors: Mestre Bolinha and Mestre Suassuna One day, Mestre Bolinha overheard someone say “Caporeira pra extrangeiro é mato“ At this time, capoeira was already practiced outside of Brazil at little, and some foreigners came to Brazil to train, but nowhere near to the extent that it is today. The capoeiristas from outside Brazil stood out,
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Mestra Ana Dourada Mestra Ana Dourada lives in Austria where she teaches Capoeira and dance with the group Barracão Capoeira. Her passion for movement, music and dance has warmed students from chilly Austria to the joyful and sensual dance cultures of Brazil. She began training Capoeira in childhood, at the age of ten, and to this
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Agora sim, que mataram meu Besouro Depois de morto, Besourinho cordão de ouro If you’ve trained Capoeira for any length of time, you will have heard the name “Besouro” (Beetle), “Besouro Preto” (Black Beetle) or “Besouro Mangangá” (Magic Beetle – very loose translation, more later!). His name crops up in many songs, names of groups
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The Toques of Mestre Bimba Learning the “toques” of Mestre Bimba is not an easy task – some of them are fairly complicated, and mastering them all will take time. In order to make the process a little easier for anyone out there wanting to learn them, ourselves included, we’ve created this page which contains
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Mestre Bimba was born Manuel dos Reis Machado on November 23, 1900 in Salvador, Bahia. (Though some historians claim it may have been 1899). The youngest of 25 siblings, he grew up in Engenho Velho, a humble neighbourhood in the city of Salvador, where he lived with his parents Luiz Cândido Machado and María Martinha
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