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Capoeira is an
Afro-Brazilian martial art, game, and culture created by enslaved Africans
in Brazil during the 16th Century. Participants form a roda
(circle) and take turns playing instruments, singing, and sparring in
pairs in the center of the circle. The game is marked by fluid acrobatic
play, feints, subterfuge, and extensive use of groundwork, as well as
sweeps, kicks, and headbutts. Throughout the game, a player must avoid a
sweep, trip, kick, or head butt that may knock him or her on the floor.
Less frequently-used techniques include elbow-strikes, slaps, punches, and
body-throws. Capoeira has evolved from one main form, known as
"Capoeira Angola", into two other forms known as "Capoeira
Regional", and the ever-evolving "Capoeira Contemporânea" |