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Category Archives: Social Capoeira
The São Salomão Capoeira Centre and The Caxinguelês Project
The Centro de Capoeira São Salomão (CCSS) is a not-for-proft cultural entity created with the aim of keeping alive the traditions of Capoeira. CCSS teaches a series of interdisciplinary and Capoeira-related programs as an instrument for education, citizenship building and … Continue reading
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Tagged Centro de Capoeira São Salomão, Mestre Mago, Projeto Caxinguelê, Social Capoeira
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Beirut, os Sobreviventes e a Volta do Mundo
Vinícius de Moraes, the Brazilian poet, composer and singer says that we don’t ‘make’ friends, we simply acknowledge that the friendship was already there as soon as we meet friends for the first time. This is exactly how I felt … Continue reading
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Tagged Capoeira Sobreviventes, Social Capoeira, Volta ao Mundo
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Capoeira and security: the view from upside-down. By Zoë Marriage
Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical representation of a history of violence, oppression and liberation.
