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Capoeira Angola Women Power Conference – Stockholm 03/2011

For those involved in socially inclusive actions through Capoeira here it follows an important conference addressing the women’s role in the art-form from March 10 to the 13th in Stockholm. The event is been held and organised by ‘Onça’, a … Continue reading

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Seu Vicente ‘The Philosopher’ Ferreira Pastinha

The first time I saw this video featuring Mestres Pastinha, Bobó, and João Pequeno playing was in a symposium in 2006 in Florianópolis, Brazil. The footage was found by Luiz Victor a student of Mestre João Pequeno, in an abandoned … Continue reading

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Mestre Pastinha and the body as a reasoning system

“Capoeira is sorcery of slaves longing for liberty, its beginning has no method and its end is inconceivable to the wisest of the Mestres”. Mestre Pastinha. On the 5th of April of 1889 Mestre Pastinha was born. Since last month … Continue reading

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