Quiz: Do you know your Mestres?
Can you recognise the Mestres Antigos in our quiz below? Test your Capoeira knowledge! How did you do? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Interview with Mestre Sabiá from Group Ginga Mundo
Mestre Sabiá Mestre Sabiá was introduced to capoeira by his brother in 1985 and his life was changed forever. He is the founder of the Ginga Mundo group and president of the NGO Projeto Mandinga for young people in Salvador de Bahia. His quest is to always continue learning with an open mind, while never
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Interview with Mestra Nega Uara – Grupo Senzala
From a very young age, Alessandra AKA Mestra Nega, began to show that strong character and energy that she is renowned for. Who besides Nega would have dared to begin to teach classes in a favela at only 12 years old? Pure adrenaline and a huge heart have led the capoeirista community to adore her.
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Dona Maria do Camboatá – Capoeira Song – Lyrics, Meaning and History
Dona Maria do Camboatá, Ela chega na venda ela manda botar Dona Maria do Camboatá Ela chega na venda e dá salto mortá Who was Dona Maria do Camboatá? Dona Maria do Camboatá is a legendary female capoeirista, who is purported to have been a formidable fighter that lived in Bahía in the early 20th
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Interview with Mestre Nenel – Son of Mestre Bimba
Mestre Nenel is the son of Mestre Bimba, and author of the new book: Bimba. Um século da Capoeira Regional. (Bimba. A Century of Capoeira Regional). Born in Salvador de Bahia on September 26, 1960, where he grew up in the world of Capoeira, though it was when he was six years old that he
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Papoeira Podcast #5
Papoeira’s fifth podcast is on the air! A podcast made by capoeiristas for capoeiristas. Our last podcast of 2018 is a commemoration of the centennial of Capoeira Regional created by Mestre Bimba in September 1918 We have an exclusive interview with his son Mestre Nenel, during the launch of his book “Bimba, a century of
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The 8 Training Sequences of Mestre Bimba
Mestre Bimba created eight training sequences, which he considered covered the basic fundamental moves of capoeira. These sequences served as a didactic tool, and thus help new capoeiristas to enter the roda and learn the art of the game. This contribution was revolutionary, so much so that nowadays capoeiristas from all over the world still
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Interview with Mestre Amén Santo – English Translation
A Capoeira tem começo mas não tem fim. Capoeira has a beginning, but no end – This was how Mestre Amén Santo began his workshop at our academy. Founder of the group Capoeira Batuque, and artistic director for the Capoeira scenes in the cult film Only the Strong, Mestre Amén Santo is also renowned as
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Um Dia Na Senzala – Lyrics, Meaning and Translation – Capoeira Music
Etymologically the word senzala comes from the bantu language Quimbundo (or Kimbundu) which meant dwelling. Although there is evidence of the occasional use of word in Brazil from the second half of the sixteenth century, it did not begin to be widely used in its current sense until the eighteenth century. A Senzala became the
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Interview with Mestre Pedro from Grupo Senzala – English Translation
Mestre Pedro, a native of Rio de Janeiro, has been living outside of Brazil for more than 18 years now. Today he not only has a large group in Scotland, in the city of Edinburgh where he now lives, but also in other cities of England, in Bali, in Iran … all over the
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