Capoeira Volume 2

Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace Volume Two tells the story of how the fighting art known as capoeira evolved from an illegal activity practiced in Brazil’s coastal cities to the popular worldwide phenomenon it is today. Author Gerard Taylor begins this history in the twentieth century in the heartland of Salvador Bahia during the formative years of the Centro de Cultura Fisica Regional of Mestre Bimba and the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola of Mestre Pastinha. Packed with information previously unavailable in English Volume Two details capoeira’s complex politics and multiple grading systems as well as its increasing presence in dance film books computer games and cyberspace. Most importantly this book features the wisdom of a number of prominent mestres recounting their experiences teaching capoeira professionally around the world. An extensive glossary of terms and more than 200 photographs further illuminate the complex history of the jogo de capoeira.

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