​THE ANCIENT ART OF CAPOEIRA ANGOLA

Mestre Pastinha

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art form with origins in the Bantu regions of Ancient Africa.  It combines elements of dance, fight, natural movement, and theatrical improvisation with the rhythmic sounds of traditional call and response music.  The Atabaque, Berimbau, Agogo, Pandeiro, and Reco Reco give birth to the instrumental battery that charges the Roda de Capoeira Angola. 

Arriving in the 16th Century in Brazil, Capoeira was developed  as a tool for Africans to fight against the oppression of slavery.  Capoeira was banned in the late 1800's for 30 years with participation in the defense resulting in torture, prison, and death. 
For almost 400 years Capoeira Angola was taught and practiced in secret... only in the 1930's did this African martial art become legal to teach and practice.

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​In 1941, Vicente Ferreira Pastinha founded Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola (CECA) in the Salvador neighborhood of Pelourinho. His school attracted many traditional Capoeiristas. With CECA's prominence, the traditional style came to be called Capoeira Angola.

       On November 26th 2014, Capoeira was granted a special protected status as "intangible cultural heritage" by UNESCO.
                                       

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• CRIANÇAS DE CAPOEIRA ANGOLA 

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Austin, TX 78702