Monthly Archives: July 2010
Capoeira: Origins, Development and Global Diffusion 1/3
“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
“… diverse discourses and attitudes are pervasive in an environment in which philosophical empathies and disagreements are made even more evident through bodily interactions…”
Why Capoeira is so succesful around the world?
“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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