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capoeira a movement discipline combining martial art and dance, which originated among African slaves in 19th-century Brazil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With the urban jungle focus, there was hip hop galore, with Lyon's Pokemon Crew kicking things off and Berlin's Storm and Rio de Janeiro's Companhia Urbana de Danca serving up their particular blends of popping and locking, the latter also flaunting fine capoeira. According to Luigi Reali, the Italian owner of the establishment, his son had scolded them for practicing capoeira (a traditional Afro-Brazilian martial art and dance) in the store, leading to an argument. Taught by Neal ``Professor Xingu'' Rodil, 27, one of a handful of instructors in Los Angeles, capoeira (pronounced capu-edda) is a Brazilian martial art that tightly integrates music, song and gymnastic moves that require players to think fast on their feet. |
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