Two capoeiristas square off in a circle called a roda. Music is played on
percussion instruments and songs are sung. The two move fluidly, bobbing
and weaving in a rhythmic ritual. They spring on their hands and cartwheel as
feet fly through the air in low kicks then high. They flip to the music as each
evades the other. It seems like a dance. It seems like a game. It also seems
like a fight. The truth is capoeira is all of these at once and has one of the most
curious histories of any martial art.
More than 3.5 million Africans were forced into slavery to Portugal’s colony of
Brazil mainly from the west and central coastal regions of Africa. In Brazil, these
slaves were set to a variety of tasks including mining, sugar cane cultivation, and
construction. Because the enslaved Africans were generally from the same regions,
they had elements of a shared culture. This included religious dances which in the
16th century became merged with traditional fighting tec
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