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Capoeira Brazilian Martial Arts Basics : How to Play Berimbau in Brazilian Capoeira Martial Arts

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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2008

Learn how to play berimbau with basic capoeira moves in this free Brazilian martial arts video with beginner capoeira techniques from our martial arts expert.

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  • 100% wrong, the name capoeira angola is just a reference for the black people from angola that started it here, but it's totally brazilian, it could be a mix of dances like Smertios said, but the final product is here

  • capoeira is not angolan :P

    the name is actually a reference to the brazilian language called old tupi kaa'puera meaning an area that used to be forested but is no longer, which was where capoeira used to be played.

    A brazilian history magazine (known as Revista de Historia da Biblioteca Nacional) published a few years ago an article proving that there has never been any kinds of dances or fighting styles similar to capoeira in africa, meaning it was invented in brazil by slaves.

    research...

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  • I research capoeira for a term paper and found that part came form of angolian boxing. Slave owners allowed slave to keep their music and dance and the fighting was hidden into the dance and so evolved capoeira. . People adapted and all the different peoples and cultures of Brasil helped form the beauty and nature of Capoeira. Not to mention it helped people gain their freedom from being in bondage Que legal!!!

  • I love the video, thanks

  • O berimbau não é fácil de tocar, e também não é satânico. Satânico é o que os Gringos fazem, vir ao Brasil em busca de sexo e prostituição. Faça como o amigo do que postou o vídeo, conheçam a cultura do país. Axé!!

  • @Smertios LIES

    

  • @Nanavillela23 How Nana, Como vai vocé? (I've forgotten how to put the '^' over the letter 'e' !)

    Who are you responding to here? You're basically correct. Capoeira was a defence system developed in Brazil by African slaves. It later became a 'martial art' offensive system used by quilombos when they started fighting back and launched raids of their own:-)

    The Berimbau is most definitely of African origin though. No other culture outside of Africa has used a bow as a musical instrument.

  • @SupremeTrue ur 100% correct

  • @zhenio if you are talking about the dance, it was born in Angola. but capoeira as a martial art was born in brazil as a resistance against slavery.

  • gostei muito desse video

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