capoeira

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The physically nimble cast of 16 includes some who specialize in martial arts, capoeira, and break dancing, skills used to capture the essence of battle.

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  • Earlier this year they hired a firm called GoViral to promote another game, FIFA Street 3, with this amazing clip of hybrid capoeira-soccer tricks. —  Tyee - Home
  • If you're into aerobic exercises such as pilates or capoeira, a pair of drawstrings will provide the most comfort without restricting movement. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • I came because I was enamored by capoeira (a Brazilian martial art), which calls Salvador-da-Bahia its birthplace. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Now, it is the source for this strange piece scripted by Frances Viner and based on the Brazilian art of capoeira: a unique mix of dance, drumming, acrobatics and self-defence. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • The disciplined movements of capoeira, in which limbs shoot out like pistons from a crouching position, were thrilling to watch. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
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  1. Portuguese, from earlier *capon, capon, from Vulgar Latin *cappō, *cappōn-, from Latin cāpō, cāpōn-.
 

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