Monthly Archives: May 2010

May 13 and the Abolition of slavery in Brazil.

Posted on May 17, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

Although the 13th of May is the official date celebrating the Abolition of slavery in Brazil, politicised people tend to prefer to celebrate this achievement on November 20, the Day of the Black Consciousness. The rationale is simple. Choosing the … Continue reading →

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Creating Communities through Capoeira

Posted on May 16, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

Janelle Kwong is the 4CapoeiraThoughts’ first guest author. In the post below, in addition to discussing causes and consequences of social inclusion/exclusion, she shares her vision on how Capoeira can play an important role within community development programmes. A more … Continue reading →

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Mestre Pastinha and the body as a reasoning system

Posted on May 7, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

On the 5th of April of 1889 Mestre Pastinha was born. Since last month I have been trying to pay a tribute to ‘Seu Vicente’, his life and work. The space constrains of a blog post will never allow justice … Continue reading →

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