capoeira in English
noun
1
a system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form.
Joseph's - slow, formal, and pristinely beautiful - is based on the Brazilian martial arts form capoeira .
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1. Bahia’s centerpiece is Salvador, a sprawling colonial city with gilded churches, cobblestone streets, lively festivals, powerful percussion reverberating off old stone walls and capoeiristas (practitioners of capoeira) battling against the backdrops of 16th-century buildings.
2. ‘The Artful dance form called capoeira is widely known as a cultural expression in Brazil, but it's rapidly becoming all the rage in the capital of Angola.’ ‘And unlike his two compatriots, Mehrjui's work is mostly devoid of the Artful interplay between life and art that is so characteristic of their work.’