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NOUNS AND FREQUENT WORDS OF CAPOEIRACapoeira Glossary Verbs Of Capoeira Nouns And Frequent Words Of Capoeira Places Of Capoeira Instruments Of Capoeira Rhythms Of Capoeira Games Of Capoeira Movements Of Capoeira VERBS OF CAPOEIRA apanhar to be beaten bater to hit brincar to play eg. children's games cantar to sing chamar to call chorar to cry chutar to kick comprar to buy, to enter the roda by cutting in on another player entrar to enter, to enter the roda estar to be fazer to do, to make fechar to close ficar to stay fugar to escape, to exit gingar to swing jogar to play eg. sport lutar to fight morrer to die pisar to step praticar to do, to practice puxar to pull queda to stumble, to fall saber to know sair to exit tocar to play eg. music trocar to change, to swap vadiar to loiter, to be up to no good verto see
NOUNS AND FREQUENT WORDS OF CAPOEIRA abada white capoeira pants academia gym or capoeira school acarajé palm oil and prawn pastie pie aluno student Angoleiro practitioner of capoeira de Angola apelido nick-name arraia stingray aula class Axé positive energy bamba a master of physical sparring and wordplay, a capoeira expert bantu group of African tribes/peoples from the north west of Africa batizado the capoeira initiation ceremony, baptism besouro beetle boca mouth, opening in the gourd of a berimbau boi bull brincadeira playful game caiman small crocodile found in South America camara comrades capoeirista practioners of capoeira candomblé African mystic religion chamada call used in the game of capoeira angola, berimbau rhythm to call attention cintura desprezada acrobatic exercises to help capoeiristas land on their feet côco coconut contramestre one level below a master coqueiro coconut tree coração heart corda colored belt awarded to mark advancement in some academies costas back (anatomy)
danado smart dendé red palm nut to make palm oil deus god discípulo disciple, student of a capoeira master ele/ela he/she escravo slave eu I, me faca knife faca de ponta the point of a knife facão machete, large knife fechado to be closed, bulletproof filho/filha son/daughter floreios acrobatic movements forró partner dance from the interior of Brazil folha seca dry leaves fome hunger força strength formatura graduation ceremony for a new capoeira master formiga ant forte strong frente front frio cold fundamentos basics, used to describe the philisophical roots of capoeira galo rooster gente us, we, people homen man hora hour, time iaiá, ioiô terms used by slaves for daughters and sons of the master irmão/irma brother/sister jogadorplayer of capoeira jogo game, a game of capoeira jacaré alligator leve lightweight liçao lesson ligeiro nimble, agile, fast macaco monkey macaquinho little monkey mãe mother malandragem cunning malandro crook or streetwise person malícia sneaky, sly, deception, trickery, double-dealing mandinga unique style mandigueiro sorceror, healer, capoeira player mangangá medicine man mão hand mar sea marinheiro sailor mato jungle menino/a boy/girl mestre master molejo smooth moves moeda coin morena dark skinned woman mulher woman muzenza force of the orixás não no navalha old fashioned cut-throat/straight razor negão big strong black man nego/a black man/woman o the onça jaguar outro other Orixás gods of candomble pai father patuá amulet worn around the neck for protection against evil and injury pé foot peixe fish profesor teacher quilombo fugitive slave community rabo tail raça race, breed sabedoria knowledge sangue blood santo saint são saint sem without senzala slave house sertão plains seqüência series of movements learned by players in regional style sim yes sinal sign sinhô/ã boss man/lady terra land, earth você you xarél type of fish from Bahia xererê another type of fish from Bahia
PLACES OF CAPOEIRA Angola former Portuguese colony in the south west of Africa Bahia state in the north east of Brazil, traditional home of capoeira Belo Horizonte capital of Minas Gerais Guinea former Portuguese colony in the west of Africa Itabuna city in Bahia Itapoã famous beach in Salvador Luanda capital of Angola Mercado Modelo famous market place in Salvador Minas Gerais state in the east of Brazil where Grupo Bantus Capoeira was founded Mozambique former Portuguese colony in the south east of Africa Pelourinho the cross in the centre of Terreiro de Jesus, once used as a whipping post for slaves Salvador capital of Bahia Terreiro de Jesus historical centre of Salvador
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