“The world is a ginga, take it from there to here” – Mestre Mintirinha Obituary
CapoeiraHistory joins in the tributes paid to Mestre Mintinha, who left us on the 7th…
The Lavradio Roda
By Matthias Röhrig Assunção. Mestre Célio during the interview for the project, in January 2020.…
Prata Preta: an exiled capoeira
By KK Bonates – Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates On 10 November 1904, a series…
There are women in the roda: Female empowerment in capoeira
By Letícia Vidor de Sousa Reis. Introduction We live in a country where violence against…
Madame, the Satan of Lapa District
By Geisa Rodrigues. Madame Satan, in the Correio da Manhã, 1972. Source: National Archive. In…
Tourinho of Tavares Bastos: birth of a capoeirista
By Katya Wesolowski (Camarão). Manda saltar aí, capoeirista!” Obligingly, Tourinho launched his short, muscular body…