deep brazil » Capoeira http://deepbrazil.com Culture, Music, Environment, Economy, Society Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:49:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rare videos of Mestre Bimba, Capoeira grand master http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/25/rare-videos-of-mestre-bimba-capoeira-grand-master/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/25/rare-videos-of-mestre-bimba-capoeira-grand-master/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:47:23 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=12656

Pelé is the king of soccer. The Gracie family rules in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world. In the universe of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art, the big name is Manuel dos Reis Machado, aka Mestre Bimba. ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/10/25/rare-videos-of-mestre-bimba-capoeira-grand-master/feed/ 4 Capoeira through the ages http://deepbrazil.com/2011/09/20/capoeira-through-the-ages/ http://deepbrazil.com/2011/09/20/capoeira-through-the-ages/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:49:43 +0000 Regina http://deepbrazil.com/?p=11538

Capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art practiced all over the world, was originally a criminal activity. Even after the abolition of slavery, in 1888, the police would repress any manifestation of Black culture. Lots of the ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2011/09/20/capoeira-through-the-ages/feed/ 0 Brazilian ballet – but you can call it capoeira http://deepbrazil.com/2010/02/14/brazilian-ballet-but-you-can-call-it-capoeira/ http://deepbrazil.com/2010/02/14/brazilian-ballet-but-you-can-call-it-capoeira/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:31:40 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=1532

Few export products are as successful as capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art that mixes dance and music in exquisite way. You can certainly find a good capoeira school near you, no matter if you are ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2010/02/14/brazilian-ballet-but-you-can-call-it-capoeira/feed/ 5 Capoeira on the big screen http://deepbrazil.com/2009/11/22/capoeira-on-the-big-screen/ http://deepbrazil.com/2009/11/22/capoeira-on-the-big-screen/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:56:22 +0000 Deep Brazil http://deepbrazil.com/?p=209

It was high time capoeira were represented in the big screen in all its glory. A movie just released tells the story of Besouro (The Beetle), a true myth among those who practice the Afro-Brazilian ...]]> http://deepbrazil.com/2009/11/22/capoeira-on-the-big-screen/feed/ 1