Embodying Brazil: An ethnography of diasporic capoeira

by Sara Delamont, Claudio Campos, Neil Stephens

Book Overview

The practice of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, has grown rapidly in recent years. It has become a popular leisure activity in many cultures, as well as a career for Brazilians in countries across the world including the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. This original ethnographic study draws on the latest research conducted on capoeira in the UK to understand this global phenomenon. It not only presents an in-depth investigation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138369039
• ISBN13: 9781138369030
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"