Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art

by Greg Downey

Book Overview

Learning Capoeira: Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art is a provocative look at capoeira, a demanding acrobatic art that combines dance, ritual, music, and fighting style. First created by slaves, freedmen, and gang members, capoeira is a study in contrasts that integrates African-descended rhythms and flowing dance steps with hard lessons from the street. According to veteran teachers, capoeira will transform novices, instilling in them...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195176979
• ISBN13: 9780195176971
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"