Definition of capoeira
: a Brazilian dance of African origin that incorporates martial arts movements such as kicks and chops
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They are joined again by Johan Sakr, and also by Nassib El Khoury, thirty, the cofounder of a Lebanese capoeira school.
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Afterward, guests arrived at Parque Lage to musicians playing capoeira music and traditional Baianas dancing and singing from the balcony above.
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Some of the hurtling upside-down jumps are those usually associated with capoeira, the Brazilian martial arts genre.
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Students can learn violin, guitar, drums, voice or piano, along with capoeira, mariachi or Afro-Cuban drums.
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The oppression of capoeira diminished significantly during the 1930s.
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Zumbi ruled a huge settlement of runaway slaves who defended themselves against the Portuguese with capoeira, a form of martial arts.
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A team of 600 coaches and staff will lead dance, capoeira, football and more at community sports centers — some of which have been renovated by Nike — with a goal of impacting 50,000 youth over the next five years.
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Past editions have included tap-capoeira fusions, statements of political protest and digital experiments with sound.
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