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Conor McGregor Capoeira Gif

Posted by on Thursday, September 10, 2015, In : Gifs

UFC's Conor McGregor showing off some Capoeira Skills.

Source: cagepotato.com

Mestre Bimba in the News

Posted by on Saturday, July 20, 2013, In : Photography

This clipping from a Brazilian newspaper (c.1930) pictures Mestre Bimba, inventor of the Regional style of capoeira.
It states; “It is not easy to fight a capoeira player….he uses kicks and head-butts against an aggressor”.
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Mestre Bimba Teaching the Ginga

Posted by on Monday, June 3, 2013, In : Photography

Mestre Bimba teaching a student how to do the most basic movement of capoeira, known as the ginga.
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San Salvador

Posted by on Friday, May 24, 2013, In : Art

Title: San Salvador

Date: 1835

Artist: Johann Moritz Rugendas

Infomation: Illustration by German artist Johann Moritz Rugendas, inspired by his time on an expedition to Brazil.

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Mestre Jose Antonio do Nascimento

Posted by on Friday, May 10, 2013, In : Photography

A rare photograph of legendary capoeira fighter Mestre Jose Antonio do Nascimento
(1842 - 1936), commonly known as Nascimento Grande (Great Birth).
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Capoeira Painting by Augustus Earle

Posted by on Sunday, April 28, 2013, In : Art

Title: Negros Fighting

Date: c1824

Artist: Augustus Earle

Infomation: This painting is an early rendition of an illegal capoeira fight in Rio de Janeiro.
It was painted by English born artist Augustus Earle during his three year spell in Brazil in the 1820s.

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