INTERNATIONAL UNIÃO CAPOEIRA

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS CAPOEIRA? More than a martial art, Capoeira is also a social event filled with tradition and history. Some say Capoeira was created by African slaves, in Brazil, approximately 400 years ago as a martial art. Others believe it is simply a crossing of many West African cultures during the slave trade, galvanising into a single cultural manifestation. What Capoeira surely is though is a very unique art form. It brings together beauty, power, mental balance, physical conditioning, self-defence, music and a profound sense of art, all at once. IS CAPOEIRA A FIGHT OR A DANCE? Capoeira combines elements of fight and acrobatics and may be misconstrued as a dance due to the flowing and collaborative movements. DO YOU HAVE BEGINNER CLASSES? For first timers we recommend classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday. CAN I WATCH A CLASS BEFORE JOINING? Absolutely. WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING TO THE CLASS? Loose fitting clothes, a bottle of wate

DICIONÁRIO DO CAPOEIRA - PORTUGUÊS - INGLÊS abada - capoeira pants; a capoeira group academia - gym or capoeira school aluno - student; student of a capoeira master angola - slower traditional style of capoeira performed closer to the ground; rhythm of angola angoleiro - a practitioner of the angola style apanhar - to be beaten apelido - nick-name arame - wire; wire of a berimbau armada - navy; basic spinning kicks used in capoeira arrastao - capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent atabaque - large drum used in capoeira rodas ataque - attacking move or movement initiative aú - cartwheel aula - class aviso - a berimbau beat, indicated what kind of game will be played axê - capoeira energy or mana Bahia - Brazlian state on the eastern coast (see Salvador) bamba - a master of physical sparring and wordplay; also a capoeira expert banda - band; movement to trip or flank an opponent baqueta - stick used to strike the wire of the berimbau barravent