Bahia, Capoeira, Afoxé (ppt 4)

Question 1

why is Salvador so important to the foundation of capoeira?

Answer 1

Salvador was so important to the foundation of modern capoeira because it is the place with the highest concentration of African descendants outside of Africa and therefore is a hub for a lot of African cultural

Question 2

capoeira angola

Answer 2

• the traditionally dominant practice
• marked by ritual and malícia (craftiness, mishief)
• Mestre Pastinha considered the founder and master

Question 3

capoeir regional

Answer 3

• a hybrid form incorporating elements of batuque, a kind of wrestling and grappling
• Mestre Bimba

Question 4

how did blocos afros emerge and where

Answer 4

• emerged in Bahia partly in response to black pride and black power movements abroad (mostly in the U.S.)
• the Afro-centric politics also represented a defiance of the dictatorship and the widespread disenfranchisement of Black Braziliana