Monthly Archives: July 2010

Capoeira: Origins, Development and Global Diffusion 1/3

Posted on July 31, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

“Capoeira – as an authentic installation of resistance – was the first Brazilian political party” (Mestre Angoleiro). The dialectic relationship between the institution of slavery and those opposing it, turned out to strengthen, to a great extent, the amalgam of … Continue reading →

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Why bother studying Capoeira and Social Inclusion? An Introduction

Posted on July 23, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

“… diverse discourses and attitudes are pervasive in an environment in which philosophical empathies and disagreements are made even more evident through bodily interactions…”

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Why Capoeira is so succesful around the world?

Posted on July 20, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

“Why Capoeira is so successful around the world is difficult to say. It is, instead, easy to say that the motivations are as many as the capoeristas are. Sometimes this fact disappoints me. I do not like when it is … Continue reading →

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