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Moved by capoeira ⛽️🤸🏽‍♂️🪘

Vídeo From 2013 in João Pessoa, PB- Brazil 🇧🇷

I’m playing with a few friends in this video.
Roda by my teacher/master, Mestre Manhoso @mestre_manhoso.

Good times training in a place where now is the training center for Axe Capoeira João Pessoa @institutomeninomanhoso

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#capoeira #capoeiralife #training #afrobrazilian

#bts throwback. Raw video training some flips.
Video sem edição. Treinando mortal. 💪🏽

Capoeira na veia 🤸🏽‍♂️

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#capoeira #capoeiralife #capoeiragem #tricking

Raw videos from May 2018.
Good times. Gotta get back to this shape. 💪🏽👊🏽

by @haw_danilo 🎥

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#capoeira #capoeiralife #capoeiralifestyle #capoeiragem #axecapoeira

Capoeira has powers you can’t imagine!

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#capoeira #capoeiralife #axecapoeiratoronto #toronto #capoeiralifestyle

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#capoeira #capoeirista #capoeiralife #capoeiragem #calgary #peacebridge #yyc

I need Praia 🌴☀️

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I need Praia 🌴☀️

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I need Praia 🌴☀️

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I need Praia 🌴☀️

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I need Praia 🌴☀️

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🇧🇷 1 WEEK AWAY 🇧🇷
KITIBANA Festival: Brazil is almost here!

In just 6 days, we celebrate the vibrant rhythms, resistance, and roots of Afro-Brazilian culture — right here in Toronto. From samba to capoeira, food to fashion, this is a full-body, full-heart experience of Black joy and diasporic connection.

🤎Get ready to move, learn, and celebrate. This is KITIBANA: Brazil.

🎟️ Final tickets on sale now at Eventbrite!

📍Dovercourt House
📆June 7 - June 8
⏰ Sat. 10:30-5:30pm / Sun. 10:30-4:30pm

#KITIBANA #KITIBANABrazil #1WeekAway #AfroBrazilianCulture #TorontoEvents #DiasporaFestival #BlackJoy #SambaInThe6ix #CelebrateBlackness #KITIBANA2025 #AfricanDiasporaUnite

Capoeirando in the beach 🏝️

📍Caminho de Moisés, Lucena-PB 🌴

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#praiadelucena #caminhodemoises #paraiba #praia #capoeira #capoeiralife #beach #brazil #beachvibes#brazilian

Spin, kick, ginga — it’s time for Capoeira!

Join us June 7–8 for an all-levels high-energy workshop with Professor Faísca 💪🏽

Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, come feel the energy of this powerful Afro-Brazilian art form.

Let’s move with purpose, strength, and community— feel the axé!

🎟️Get your tickets now at eventbrite 👉🏽 KITIBANA Festival: Brazil!

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#Capoeira #AfroBrazilianCulture #Ginga #CapoeiraWorkshop #DiasporaDance #BlackCulture #CapoeiraToronto #kitibanafestival #torontodance #toronto #afrobrazilianculture #dancesofthediaspora #culturaviva

Professor Faísca in the Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil on Black Awareness Day (Nov 20) 2023, accompanied by Mestre Barraozinho e Contramestre Cabeça on the Berimbau & Pandeiro 👏🏽

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What is a roda de capoeira?
A roda de capoeira (or capoeira circle) is a traditional and sacred space where the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira is practiced and performed.

Here’s what makes it special:

🤎 The Circle: Participants form a circle—a roda—and inside, two capoeiristas engage in a flowing, improvised game (jogo), combining kicks, dodges, acrobatics, and trickery, all to the rhythm of live music.
🤎 The Music: The rhythm is led by instruments like the berimbau, atabaque, and pandeiro, along with call-and-response songs. The speed and style of the music determine the style of the game (e.g., slower for Angola, faster for Regional).
🤎 Community + Energy: The roda isn’t just about the two players—it’s about everyone. The energy (axé) comes from the collective: clapping, singing, cheering, and even challenging. It’s deeply rooted in African traditions of communal expression.

🤎More than a Martial Art: A roda is part fight, part dance, part ritual. It preserves African culture, tells stories of resistance, and honors ancestors. It’s also where capoeiristas test skill, wisdom, and spirit.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2014, UNESCO recognized the roda de capoeira as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for its role in preserving Afro-Brazilian identity and resistance!

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Come join the roda with Professor Faísca at KITIBANA Festival: Brazil on June 7 & 8th!

Get your tickets now in our BIO! 🫶🏽

#kitibanafestival #dancesofthediaspora #toronto #torontodance #afrobrazilianculture #culturaviva #capoeira #capoeiratoronto #community #rodadecapoeira #axe #danceisresistance #africandiaspora

The Axé in this roda has dendê!!!🔥💥💪🏽

Event Berimbau que me guia held by @mestre_manhoso in João Pessoa-Paraíba, Brazil

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#capoeirando #capoeira #capoeiragem #axecapoeira #capoeiralifestyle #capoeiralife #capoeiraregional #brazil