capoeira

Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality.

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Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends fighting techniques with dance, acrobatics, music, and spiritual elements into a single practice. It matters as a significant cultural expression that reflects African and Brazilian heritage and remains practiced and valued worldwide today.

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Martial art.aka: Jogo de angolaJogo de capoeiraCapoeiragem
Martial art.formation: Unknown, first mention in 1789
Martial art.hardness: Full-contact
Martial art.image: 250px
Martial art.imagecaption: Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1825, published in 1835
Martial art.name: Capoeira
Martial art.focus: Kicks, evasions, takedowns, handstands, acrobatics
Martial art.parenthood: Engolo
Martial art.ancestor arts: Engolo, batuque, possibly moraingy and savate
Martial art.descendant arts: Capoeira carioca
Martial art.related arts: MacuelêDanmyéknocking and kickingBreakdancing
Martial art.meaning: Forest clearing
Martial art.famous_pract: See notable practitioners

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Commons category: Capoeira
inception: 1600-00-00
described at URL: ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00892

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Contents

Etymology
History
Contemporary global popularity
Techniques
Weapons
As a game
Roda
Batizado
Chamada
Volta ao mundo
Music
Instruments
Songs
Philosophy
''Malícia'' (malice)
Malandragem
Personal Skills Developed
''Body''
Mind
Spirituality
Bantu culture
Inverted worldview
''Mandinga'' (magic)
Styles
Capoeira Angola
Capoeira Regional
Capoeira carioca
Capoeira Contemporânea
Ranks
Brazilian Capoeira Confederation system
Children's system (3 to 14 years)
Adult system (above 15)
Instructors' system
ABADÁ - Capoeira system
Adult Graduation System
Women in Capoeira
''Prior to 1970s''
Inequality in Capoeira, pre-1970s
Female Capoeiristas, early-to-mid twentieth century
Culture Changes post-1970s
Related activities
Samba de roda
Maculelê
Puxada de rede
Combat capoeira and MMA
Notable practitioners
In popular media
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music, and spirituality.

It includes acrobatic and complex manoeuvres, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks. It emphasizes flowing movements rather than fixed stances; the ginga, a rocking step, is usually the focal point of the technique. Though often said to be a martial art disguised as a dance, capoeira also serves as a way to maintain spirituality and culture.