Capoeira News Online

Utah Public Radio’s Roots of Brazil series recently released a brief episode centered on capoeira, visiting Salvador, Bahia and interviewing Mestre Caboclinho. While the short audio story treads on familiar territory in describing capoeira’s history and complexion, it is a well-produced piece and worth any capoeirista’s 5 minutes and provides insight into capoeira philosophy through the voice of Mestre Caboclinho.

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.

In addition to demonstrating the supportive nature and generosity of capoeiristas, Mestre Acordeon’s Projeto Kirimurê is “entirely dedicated to enriching the lives of vulnerable children at risk who live in the Alto da Bela Vista, Itapuã.” The project is overseen by the Instituto Mestre Acordeon (IMA), a non-profit headquartered in Salvador, Brazil, and the rodathon is organized by the Capoeira Arts Foundation, a California-based non-profit organization.

YouTube channel Raridades da Capoeira recently shared Vadiação, a short but fascinating documentary of capoeira produced in 1954 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The film’s opening credits mention (in Portuguese) “director A. Robatto Filho”, “berimbaus and singers of Mestre Bimba”, “game players of Mestre Valdemar”, and the names Caribé, Paulo Jatobá, Manoel Ribeiro, and Silvio Robatto as “collaborators”.

More information has come to light about Mestre Gigante and his recent death on Monday, May 30, 2016, at the age of 95.