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A
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abada |
capoeira pants;
a capoeira group |
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academia |
gym or capoeira
school |
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aluno |
student; student
of a capoeira master |
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angola |
slower
traditional style of capoeira performed closer to the
ground; rhythm of Angola |
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angoleiro |
a practitioner
of the Angola style |
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apanhar |
to be beaten |
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apelido |
nick-name |
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arame |
wire; wire of a
berimbau |
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armada |
nay; basic
spinning kicks used in capoeira |
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arrastao |
capoeira
takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent |
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atabaque |
large drum used
in capoeira rodas |
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ataque |
attacking move
or movement initiative |
|
aú |
cartwheel |
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aula |
class |
|
aiso |
a berimbau beat,
indicated what kind of game will be played |
|
axê |
capoeira energy
or mana |
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B
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Bahia |
Brazilian
state on the eastern coast (see Salador) |
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balan |
balance;
movement of the ginga |
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bamba |
a master
of physical sparring and wordplay; also a capoeira
expert |
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banda |
band;
movement to trip or flank an opponent |
|
baqueta |
stick
used to strike the wire of the berimbau |
|
barraent |
a
berimbau rhythm; alludes to a trance before
spiritual possession |
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base |
the
ginga, the fundamental movement |
|
bater |
to beat |
|
batizado |
the
capoeira initiation ceremony; baptism |
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batuque |
street
capoeira |
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beija
flor |
humming
bird (flower kisser); flourish |
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bensão |
blessing; straight kick |
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beriba |
wood for
making berimbau |
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berimbau |
one-stringed percussion instrument resembling a bow |
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besouro |
beetle;
legendary capoeirista from the turn of the century |
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Bimba |
creator
of the Regional style |
|
boca |
mouth;
opening in the gourd of a berimbau |
|
boca de
siri |
crabs
mouth movement |
|
brincar |
to play
like a child |
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C
|
caba |
head; gourd
resonator of the berimbau |
|
cabeçada |
an attack with
the head |
|
camar |
comrade;
capoeira college |
|
capoeirista |
practitioners of
capoeira |
|
cavalaria |
cavalry; a
berimbau rhythm formerly used to warn of a police raid |
|
caxix |
rattle played
with the berimbau |
|
chamada |
call; berimbau
rhythm to call attention |
|
chula |
chant |
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chutar |
to kick |
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cintura
desprezada |
acrobatic
exercises to help capoeiristas land on their feet |
|
cocorinha |
squatting
movement |
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compasso jogado |
thrown compass;
flourish |
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comprar |
to buy; entering
the circle by cutting in on another player |
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contragolpe |
counter-attack |
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contramestre |
one level below
a master |
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cord |
big cord |
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corda |
colored belt
awarded to mark advancement in some academies |
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corridos |
call and
response songs accompanying action in the circle |
|
costas |
back (anatomy);
coast |
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D
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da |
give;
hit |
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danado |
smart |
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defesa |
defense;
defensive move |
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dende |
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desequilibrante |
movement
that unbalances the opponent |
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discípulo |
disciple, student of a capoeira master |
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dobrão |
old
Brazilian coin used to play a berimbau often
substituted with a rock |
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dom |
gift,
special ability |
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