
Mestre Camisa and ABADÁ Capoeira are no stranger to the big stage, but they may have just performed for their biggest audience yet.
Mestre Camisa and ABADÁ Capoeira are no stranger to the big stage, but they may have just performed for their biggest audience yet.
Scott Swan of NBC’s WTHR 13 in Indianapolis wrote a great piece giving an overview of capoeira and the city often touted as the mecca for the art, Salvador, Bahia.
For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, North & South Carolina’s WYCW-TV 62 is making sure their audience gets a good sense of the spirit of Brazil, with the help of Cordão de Ouro’s Contra-Mestre Neguinho and his Upstate Capoeira group.
The worldwide focus this summer is also the hottest topic in capoeira: the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Arts and culture magazine VICE has lent its voice to the conversation, through its series Daily VICE.
In a recent article, international magazine OkayAfrica.com points out the heavy European tilt of official Olympic sports and proposes seven African sports to consider for the worldwide competitive stage—chief among them, capoeira.