Capoeira Art Martial & Dance. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that incorporates dance, acrobatics, rhythm and music. Two opponents face each other and then do a serious of complex, quick manoeuvres which are based on attacking and defensive moves. The opponents are constantly moving, making the practitioner a moving target and also helping the person feint and attack better. You can also do a rolls and acrobatics so that it is very hard for your opponent to pin you down.
Demonstrations start when everyone forms a circle around the two opponents, playing instruments and singing the traditional songs while there are a lot of clapping as well. The traditional instrument is called berimbau. In the traditional form of Capoeira, the moves tended to be more like fighting. There are a lot of strategic moves and unpredictability in the movements. The newer tradition of Capoeira emphasises acrobatics and grace.
Capoeira has its roots in the African slaves brought to Brasil by the Portuguese. The Portuguese established massive sugarcane plantations in Brasil with cheap labor supplied by African slaves. The slaves were treated brutally and lived in inhumane conditions. The slaves practiced capoeira as a way to keep themselves agile and develop their fighting techniques. If they were spotted by their masters, the slaves would merely pretend to be dancing. People think capoeira was started in the 16th century. For the slaves, capoeira was a form of cultural identity when everything else had been stripped from them.
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